Kansas, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 22, 1998

June 22, 1998 · NWS DDC · 34 events in 12 counties and zones

28 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
34

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.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:40 UTC.

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Event by event

28 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Meade

When
June 22, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 10 mi SW of Meade
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.180, -100.470

Hail, Clark

When
June 22, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 18 mi WSW of Ashland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.080, -100.070

Hail, Meade

When
June 22, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 2 mi S of Plains
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.230, -100.600

Hail, Meade

When
June 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Plains
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.270, -100.600

Hail, Seward

When
June 22, 6:54 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Kismet
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.200, -100.700

Hail, Seward

When
June 22, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Seward County, 3 mi E of Kismet
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.200, -100.650

Hail, Meade

When
June 22, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Plains
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.270, -100.600

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Kingsdown
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.530, -99.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Kingsdown
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.530, -99.750

Hail, Gray

When
June 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 13 mi ESE of Montezuma
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.530, -100.230

Hail, Clark

When
June 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 8 mi E of Minneola
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.430, -99.820

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:41 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi S of Dodge City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.700, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 5 mi SE of Dodge City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.700, -99.950

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 5 mi SE of Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.700, -99.950

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:52 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City Arpt
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.770, -99.970

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Wright
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.780, -99.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
June 22, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 6 mi NW of Mullinville
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.650, -99.570

Damage was done to a hay shed.

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:56 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 5 mi SE of Dodge City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.700, -99.950

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.750, -100.020

Hail, Gray

When
June 22, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 15 mi SW of Ingalls
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.680, -100.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
June 22, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 5 mi ENE of Mullinville
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.620, -99.400

Hail, Edwards

When
June 22, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, Centerview
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.820, -99.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 22, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, Centerview
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.820, -99.270

Six inch diameter tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 22, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 10 mi NW of Kinsley
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.020, -99.550

Hail, Edwards

When
June 22, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 13 mi SSE of Kinsley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.750, -99.330

Some crops stripped.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 22, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 12 mi N of Kalvesta
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.250, -100.230

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 22, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 5 mi S of Hanston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.050, -99.720

Windshield broken.

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi S of Rozel
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.100, -99.400

Twenty-five percent of the crops damaged or destroyed.

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 1 mi N of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.200, -99.100

Hail, Stafford

When
June 22, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 2 mi S of Macksville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.930, -98.970

Hail, Rush

When
June 22, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 18 mi SE of La Crosse
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.350, -99.070

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5657270, 5657271, 5657272, 5657273, 5657274, 5657275, 5657276, 5657277, 5657278, 5657279, 5657280, 5657281, 5657343, 5657344, 5657345, 5657346, 5657347, 5657348, 5657349, 5657350, 5657351, 5657352, 5657353, 5657354, 5657355, 5657356, 5657357, 5657358, 5657359, 5657360, 5657361, 5657362, 5657363, 5657364.