Kansas, 1998

Hail in Kansas, March 30, 1998

March 30, 1998 · NWS EAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
2

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 Topeka radar (KTWX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Atchison

When
March 30, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Atchison County, 3 mi SE of Muscotah
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -95.480

The Atchsion County Sheriff's office reported one inch diameter hail during a severe thunderstorm 3 miles southeast of Muscotah.

Hail, Leavenworth

When
March 30, 2:28 PM CST to 2:40 PM CST
Where
Leavenworth County, Basehor to Lansing
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -94.930

Police at Basehor reported golfball-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Basehor. Elsewhere, Lansing Police reported dime-size hail during the same thunderstorm in Lansing.

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5634628, 5634629.