Kansas, 1998

Hail in Kansas, June 8, 1998

June 8, 1998 · NWS DDC · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

10 hail, 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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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.

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Event by event

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Scott

When
June 8, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Scott County, 8 mi E of Scott City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
38.480, -100.750

Hail, Lane

When
June 8, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Lane County, 1 mi E of Shields
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
38.620, -100.430

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 8, 1:34 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 6 mi NE of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.250, -99.020

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 1:42 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 9 mi SW of Medicine Lodge
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.180, -98.700

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Barber County, Medicine Lodge
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.280, -98.580

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 1:53 PM CST
Where
Barber County, Medicine Lodge
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.280, -98.580

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Barber County, Sharon
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.250, -98.430

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 2:26 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 4 mi SSW of Sharon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.200, -98.470

Hail completely covered the ground.

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 2 mi SE of Sharon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.230, -98.400

Hail, Barber

When
June 8, 2:39 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 4 mi ESE of Sharon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.230, -98.370

What these are

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

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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: 5657188, 5657189, 5657190, 5657191, 5657192, 5657193, 5657194, 5657195, 5657196, 5657197.