Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie
- When
- September 28, 11:39 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, 8 mi WNW of St Marys
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -96.200
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 28 to 29, 1998
Severe thunderstorms moved southeast across parts of northeast and east central Kansas producing strong winds that did considerable damage to businesses, buildings and trees. Numerous power outages were reported from downed power lines.
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
- $30,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved southeast across parts of northeast and east central Kansas producing strong winds that did considerable damage to businesses, buildings and trees. Numerous power outages were reported from downed power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee
- When
- September 28, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee County, Maple Hill
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -96.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- September 28, 11:53 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, Rossville
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -95.950
Numerous trees were reported down along U.S. Highway 24 near Rossville from 70 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- September 29, 12:06 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 8 mi SSE of Topeka
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -95.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- September 29, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 4 mi SW of Topeka
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -95.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- September 29, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 6 mi S of Topeka
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.680
Winds to 78 mph destroyed several buildings and damaged a hanger at Forbes Field.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- September 29, 12:32 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 4 mi N of Overbrook
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -95.550
Hail, Osage
- When
- September 29, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 4 mi N of Overbrook
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -95.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- September 29, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 4 mi N of Overbrook
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -95.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 29, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1 mi W of Centropolis
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -95.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- September 29, 12:52 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, 15 mi SW of Lawrence
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -95.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 29, 1:04 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Ottawa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -95.270
What these are
- 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.
- 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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- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998
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- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, September 28, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, September 28, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5667106, 5667107, 5667108, 5667109, 5667110, 5667111, 5667112, 5667113, 5667114, 5667115, 5667116, 5667117.