Kansas, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 28, 1998

September 28, 1998 · NWS DDC · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanton

When
September 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 4 mi S of Big Bow
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.520, -101.570

Hail, Grant

When
September 28, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 7 mi SW of Ulysses
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.520, -101.450

Hail, Grant

When
September 28, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 6 mi SE of Ulysses
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.520, -101.280

Hail, Grant

When
September 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 15 mi ENE of Ulysses
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.670, -101.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
September 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 15 mi ENE of Ulysses
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.670, -101.120

Hail, Haskell

When
September 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, 18 mi N of Satanta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.700, -100.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
September 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, 18 mi N of Satanta
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.700, -100.980

Hail, Finney

When
September 28, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 12 mi S of Garden City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.800, -100.870

Hail, Finney

When
September 28, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Pierceville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Hail, Gray

When
September 28, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 7 mi NNW of Charleston
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.970, -100.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
September 28, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 5 mi S of Timken
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.400, -99.180

Three inch diameter tree limbs blown down.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5672975, 5672976, 5672977, 5672978, 5672979, 5672971, 5672972, 5672973, 5672980, 5672981, 5672974.