Kansas, 1998Tornadoes and Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 30, 1998
September 13 to 30, 1998 · NWS ICT · 45 events in 14 counties and zones
27 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $243,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 45
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.
Event by event
27 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Allen
- When
- September 13, 3:00 AM CST to September 14, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Remnants of "Frances" produced widespread 5-8 inch rains across Allen County that resulted in widespread street flooding, the majority of which occurred across the northern half of the county.
Flood, Labette
- When
- September 13, 7:00 AM CST to September 14, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Labette forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Remnants of "Frances" produced widepsread 5-8 inch rains across Labette County. The resultant flooding closed a few roads and bridges.
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 20, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Roxbury
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -97.420
Hail, Marion
- When
- September 20, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 5 mi E of Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -97.120
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 20, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 2 mi NW of Roxbury
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -97.450
Hail, Marion
- When
- September 20, 4:14 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 6 mi NW of Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -97.300
Hail, Marion
- When
- September 20, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -97.220
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 20, 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Lindsborg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -97.670
Hail, Marion
- When
- September 20, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Tampa
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -97.150
Hail, Sumner
- When
- September 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, South Haven
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -97.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- September 21, 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, 4 mi SE of South Haven
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -97.350
Window blown out at South Haven Cafe and a tree fell onto a house in South Haven.
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Willowbrook
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -98.000
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Hutchinson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.070, -97.920
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 3 mi NE of Hutchinson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -97.880
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, South Hutchinson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -97.920
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 5:39 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, South Hutchinson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -97.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- September 27, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Pretty Prairie
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -98.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- September 27, 6:32 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- September 27, 6:39 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Pretty Prairie
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -98.020
Fuel tank blown over as were several power poles in Partridge.
Hail, Reno
- When
- September 27, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Plevna
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -98.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- September 27, 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Plevna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -98.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- September 27, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- September 27, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 17 mi NW of Kingman
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.820, -98.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- September 27, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 6 mi NE of Harper
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.350, -97.930
Eight power poles blown down along highway K-2.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chase
- When
- September 29, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, 9 mi W of Elmdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -96.800
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:04 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 4 mi N of Albert
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -99.020
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 6 mi W of Hoisington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -98.880
Tornado, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:31 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Hoisington
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 110 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -98.770
Occurred just south of Hoisington.
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:31 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 6 mi NW of Great Bend
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -98.850
Tornado, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 2 mi S of Hoisington
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 110 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -98.770
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Great Bend
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -98.770
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 4 mi NE of Great Bend
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -98.720
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- September 29, 7:04 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Madison
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.130, -96.130
Hail, Barton
- When
- September 29, 7:11 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Ellinwood
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.580
Hail, Wilson
- When
- September 29, 8:19 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, Buffalo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -95.700
Hail, Wilson
- When
- September 29, 8:22 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, 8 mi SE of Buffalo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -95.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- September 29, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 3 mi SE of Great Bend
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -98.730
Hail, Neosho
- When
- September 29, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County, Chanute
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -95.470
Hail, Neosho
- When
- September 29, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County, 8 mi SE of Chanute
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -95.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho
- When
- September 29, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Neosho County, Thayer
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -95.480
Ten inch diameter tree limbs blown down.
Hail, Rice
- When
- September 29, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Little River
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -98.020
Eightteen head of cattle were killed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- September 29, 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Lyons
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- September 29, 11:27 PM CST
- Where
- Allen County, Iola
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -95.400
trees and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- September 30, 12:01 AM CST to 12:04 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Windom
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -97.900
Grain bins blown over, power lines and power poles blown down, houses sustained damage to roofs, siding and windows, and vehicles had windows blown out.
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 30, 12:04 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Windom
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -97.900
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, September 13 to 15, 1998$2.0 million · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 13, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 13, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Missouri, September 13 to 21, 19989 events
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 13 to 14, 19988 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 13, 1998$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, September 13 to 14, 19981 event
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 13, 19981 event
- Heat in Wisconsin, September 13, 19981 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 13, 199852 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5668761, 5668762, 5668544, 5668545, 5668546, 5668547, 5668548, 5668549, 5668550, 5668741, 5668740, 5668551, 5668552, 5668553, 5668554, 5668555, 5668556, 5668557, 5668558, 5668613, 5668559, 5668737, 5668738, 5668739, 5668742, 5668743, 5668744, 5668745, 5668746, 5668747, 5668748, 5668749, 5668750, 5668751, 5668752, 5668753, 5668754, 5668755, 5668756, 5668757, and more.