Hail, Dickinson
- When
- October 4, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson County, 5 mi NE of Abilene
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -97.150
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 4, 1998
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Clay
- When
- October 4, 10:25 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 5 mi SE of Clay Center
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.330, -97.050
Lightning, Republic
- When
- October 4, 10:25 AM CST
- Where
- Republic County, Scandia
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
According to the Scandia Journal the farmhouse owned by Landy Hay was severely burned when lightning struck a nearby fence charger igniting a fire that burned the house.
Hail, Washington
- When
- October 4, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 2 mi N of Kimeo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -97.000
Hail, Washington
- When
- October 4, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 1 mi S of Greenleaf
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -96.980
Hail, Washington
- When
- October 4, 11:05 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Hanover
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -96.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- October 4, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 2 mi NE of Princeton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -95.230
Strong winds damaged outbuildings and a barn.
Hail, Cloud
- When
- October 4, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud County, 8 mi NW of Concordia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -97.770
Lightning, Wabaunsee
- When
- October 4, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee County, 10 mi S of Alma
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a car traveling on K-99 highway destroying a ham radio and burning off a ham radio antenna and produced burns on the trunk.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- October 4, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lawrence
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- October 4, 4:16 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 17 mi NE of Emporia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -95.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- October 4, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 15 mi NNW of Emporia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -96.280
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 4, 1998
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672307, 5672308, 5672309, 5672310, 5672311, 5672312, 5672313, 5672314, 5672315, 5672316, 5672317, 5672318.