Hail, Sherman
- When
- October 16, 12:13 PM MST to 12:21 PM MST
- Where
- Sherman County, Goodland Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -101.700
Dime size hail also reported in town.
Hail in Kansas, October 16, 1998
7 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.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 0 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:14 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sherman
- When
- October 16, 12:35 PM MST
- Where
- Sherman County, 11 mi NE of Goodland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -101.570
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- October 16, 2:24 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 7 mi NW of Atwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -101.150
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- October 16, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 5 mi S of Herndon
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -100.780
Hail, Decatur
- When
- October 16, 4:04 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 4 mi S of Oberlin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -100.520
Hail broke windshield on Highway 83.
Hail, Decatur
- When
- October 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 11 mi SE of Oberlin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -100.370
Hail, Decatur
- When
- October 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Norcatur
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -100.180
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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- Hail in Nebraska, October 16, 1998
- Wildfire in California, October 16 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, October 16 to 17, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Kansas, October 16 to 17, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, October 16, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 16, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, October 16, 1998
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5668283, 5668284, 5668285, 5668286, 5668287, 5668289, 5668288.