Kansas, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 28, 1998

September 28, 1998 · NWS TOP · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

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Event by event

6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Douglas

When
September 28, 8:33 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, Lawrence
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.970, -95.230

Hail, Jefferson

When
September 28, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, 5 mi S of Oskaloosa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.150, -95.320

Hail, Jefferson

When
September 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, 5 mi SE of Oskaloosa
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.170, -95.250

Hail, Franklin

When
September 28, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 6 mi NW of Ottawa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.680, -95.350

Hail, Franklin

When
September 28, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Ottawa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.620, -95.270

Lightning, Riley

When
September 28, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Riley County, Manhattan
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a transformer near Kansas Stata University and knocked out power to much of the campus for a time.

Hail, Jefferson

When
September 28, 11:23 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, 12 mi N of Oskaloosa
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.380, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
September 28, 11:33 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 10 mi N of St Marys
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.350, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
September 28, 11:33 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 10 mi NW of St Marys
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
39.300, -96.200

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5667097, 5667098, 5667100, 5667099, 5667101, 5667103, 5667104, 5667102, 5667105.