Hail, Rush
- When
- March 29, 9:27 PM CST
- Where
- Rush County, 14 mi WSW of La Crosse
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.450, -99.530
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 29, 1998
19 hail, 1 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:25 UTC.
Event by event
19 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stafford
- When
- March 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, 8 mi N of Hudson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -98.670
Hail, Clark
- When
- March 29, 10:18 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Minneola
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -99.970
Hail, Ford
- When
- March 29, 10:22 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 4 mi SW of Ford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -99.800
Hail, Ford
- When
- March 29, 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Ford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -99.750
Hail, Edwards
- When
- March 29, 10:53 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, Fellsburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.820, -99.180
Hail, Clark
- When
- March 29, 10:54 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Minneola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.430, -99.970
Hail, Pawnee
- When
- March 29, 10:54 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee County, Rozel
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -99.400
Hail, Meade
- When
- March 29, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Meade County, 7 mi SE of Meade
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -100.250
Hail, Edwards
- When
- March 29, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, Offerle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.880, -99.550
Hail, Ford
- When
- March 29, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 3 mi S of Ford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -99.750
Hail, Rush
- When
- March 29, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Rush County, 1 mi NE of Shaffer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -99.070
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- March 29, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Haviland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -99.100
Hail, Rush
- When
- March 29, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rush County, Otis
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -99.050
Damage occurred to vehicles throughout the town.
Hail, Comanche
- When
- March 29, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 6 mi NW of Coldwater
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -99.420
Hail, Edwards
- When
- March 29, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, 3 mi S of Lewis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.880, -99.250
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- March 29, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 7 mi S of Greensburg
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -99.300
Hail, Stafford
- When
- March 29, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, 8 mi N of Hudson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -98.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford
- When
- March 29, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, Stafford
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -98.600
Tree limbs blown down and shingles blown off roofs.
Hail, Clark
- When
- March 29, 11:56 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Englewood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.030, -99.980
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5638985, 5638986, 5638987, 5638988, 5638989, 5638990, 5638991, 5638992, 5638993, 5638994, 5638995, 5638996, 5638997, 5638998, 5638999, 5639000, 5639001, 5639002, 5639003, 5639004.