Kansas, 1998

Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 22, 1998

June 22, 1998 · NWS EAX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 22, 12:06 AM CST to 12:27 AM CST
Where
Johnson County, Edgerton to Olathe
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.770, -95.000

Johnson County Emergency Management reported a 60 MPH wind gust along I-35 in Platte and a 65 MPH gust at Edgerton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When
June 22, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Miami County, Bucyrus
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.720, -94.720

Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down 8 inch diameter tree limbs in Bucyras.

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
June 22, 12:40 AM CST to 12:43 AM CST
Where
Linn County, Blue Mound to Mound City
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.080, -95.020

The Linn County Sheriff's Office reported tree limbs, 6 inches in diameter. The tree limbs fell in Blue Mound and a mile north of Mound City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When
June 22, 4:50 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Miami County, Paola to Osawatomie
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
38.570, -94.870

The Miami County Sheriff's Department reported six inch tree limbs downed by severe thunderstorm winds in Paola and Osawatamie. Spotters recorded a 70 MPH wind gust 8 miles northeast of Paola which downed a large tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 22, 4:51 AM CST
Where
Johnson County, Johnson Co Arpt
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
38.850, -94.730

Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 64 MPH at Johnson County Industrial Airport.

Flash Flood, Linn

When
June 22, 7:39 AM CST to 7:58 AM CST
Where
Linn County, 1 mi W of Mound City
Coordinates
38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced 2 to 6 inch rains over Linn County which resulted in areas of flash flooding. A half a foot of water covered Highway 31 a mile west of Mound City. Linn County Emergency Management officials reported 1 to 2 feet of water on several gravel roads in the Mound City area.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5650147, 5650149, 5650150, 5650148, 5650146, 5650151.