Kansas, 1998Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 4, 1998
October 4, 1998 · NWS TOP · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Tornado, Shawnee
- When
- October 4, 4:45 PM CST to 4:48 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, Auburn to 2 mi NE of Auburn
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -95.780
An F1 tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Auburn and moved northeast about 1 mile before dissipating.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- October 4, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 3 mi W of Pauline
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.730
Strong winds damaged trees, a barn and overturned two mobile homes. A garage was damaged and huge round bales of hay were rolled across a field.
Tornado, Douglas
- When
- October 4, 5:05 PM CST to 5:16 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lawrence to 15 mi SW of Lawrence
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -95.480
An F1 tornado traveled intermittantly for 6 miles. One home was destroyed and 8 to 10 other buildings were damaged in various degrees.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 5, 199810 deaths · $29 million · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19987 injured · $7.6 million · F3 · 76 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 19982 deaths · $12 million · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19986 injured · $3.3 million · F2 · 76 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 5, 19985 injured · $1.4 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, October 4 to 5, 19981 injured · $977,000 · 25 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, October 4 to 6, 1998$900,000 · 22 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 6, 1998$500,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 4, 1998$405,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, October 4 to 31, 1998$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 44 events
- Blizzard in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 1998$225,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 4, 1998$75,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5672329, 5672330, 5672331.