Hail, Kingman
- When
- November 9, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Penalosa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -98.320
Tornado and Hail in Kansas, November 9, 1998
7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- November 9, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 10 mi SE of Lorraine
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -98.180
Hail, Reno
- When
- November 9, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, South Hutchinson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -97.920
Tornado, Sedgwick
- When
- November 9, 7:25 PM CST to 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 3 mi NW of Clearwater
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -97.530
The tornado touched down breifly prior to hitting one home and lifted after about a mile.
Hail, Sumner
- When
- November 9, 7:32 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, 4 mi E of Belle Plaine
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -97.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- November 9, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 5 mi S of Wichita
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -97.330
One mobile home was rolled over. The occupent suffered a broken collar bone when the water bed he was sleeping in rolled on top of him.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- November 9, 7:39 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Andover
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -97.130
Hail, Butler
- When
- November 9, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Augusta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -96.980
Hail, Cowley
- When
- November 9, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 2 mi S of Rock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -97.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- November 9, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 2 mi NW of Danville
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -97.930
Roof damage was reported on 4 homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- November 9, 8:32 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 10 mi SW of Eureka
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -96.430
Hail, Elk
- When
- November 9, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Elk County, Grenola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -96.450
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- November 9, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Neal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -96.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson
- When
- November 9, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Woodson County, 2 mi S of Yates Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.850, -95.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho
- When
- November 9, 10:22 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County, Chanute
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -95.470
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Minnesota, November 9 to 11, 1998
- Tornado in Kansas, November 9, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, November 9, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, November 9 to 10, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, November 9 to 10, 1998
- High Wind in Texas, November 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kansas, 1998Warnings in Kansas, November 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: 5675575, 5675576, 5675577, 5675579, 5675578, 5673455, 5673456, 5673457, 5673458, 5673459, 5673460, 5673461, 5673462, 5673463, 5673464.