Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
Start: 1998-03-26T22:20
End: 1998-03-26T23:55
Location: Kansas

March 26, 1998 · NWS DDC · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:20 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morton

When: March 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Morton County, 5 mi NNE of Elkhart
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.070, -101.870

Hail, Stanton

When: March 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, 1 mi N of Big Bow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.580, -101.570

Hail, Grant

When: March 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County, 9 mi NW of Ulysses
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.680, -101.480

Hail, Kearny

When: March 26, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, 3 mi W of Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.950, -101.300

Hail, Finney

When: March 26, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Finney County, 9 mi SW of Friend
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.170, -101.030

Hail, Scott

When: March 26, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Scott County, 4 mi SW of Grigston
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.450, -100.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: March 26, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Scott County, 4 mi SW of Grigston
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.450, -100.770

4 to 6 inch tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Lane

When: March 26, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Lane County, 1 mi SW of Healy
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.580, -100.630

High Wind, Gray

When: March 26, 11:30 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
Where: Gray forecast zone
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County experienced strong winds behind a line of showers that moved through. A sprinkler rrigation system was overturned. A shed...fence...tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In addition...a cover was blown off a hot tub.

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.
High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, March 1998

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: 5638888, 5638977, 5638978, 5638979, 5638980, 5638981, 5638982, 5638983, 5638984.