Hail, Cowley
- When
- August 2, 4:54 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Arkansas City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -97.050
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 2 to 26, 1999
16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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 Wichita radar (KICT), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:52 UTC.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- August 2, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Arkansas City
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -97.050
Tree limbs, 3-5 inches in diameter, blown down in northwest Arkansas City. Also reported by trained spotters.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- August 2, 5:06 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Hackney to Winfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -97.020
Hail, Kingman
- When
- August 7, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Hail, Kingman
- When
- August 7, 4:20 PM CST to 4:22 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey
- When
- August 7, 4:25 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County, 1 mi S of Halstead
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.980, -97.520
Major tree damage with one shed damaged.
Hail, Kingman
- When
- August 7, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Chase
- When
- August 7, 4:46 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, Strong City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -96.530
Large tree limbs downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey
- When
- August 7, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County, 10 mi NE of Newton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -97.220
Part of roof blown off a house and many trees blown down.
Hail, Kingman
- When
- August 7, 5:27 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 7, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 2 mi SW of Peabody
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -97.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- August 7, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 3 mi S of Udall
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -97.120
Many trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- August 7, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Winfield
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -96.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- August 7, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Oxford
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -97.170
Damage to large trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chase
- When
- August 7, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, Strong City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -96.530
Large trees blown down.
Hail, McPherson
- When
- August 10, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 5 mi SE of Mc Pherson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.320, -97.600
Hail, Saline
- When
- August 10, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County, 3 mi E of Bridgeport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -97.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- August 17, 11:06 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Luray
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -98.700
Major tree damage. One tree completely uprooted along with branches 4-5 inches in diameter and one close to 1 foot in diameter blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 17, 11:39 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Lincoln
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -98.150
Power lines blown down.
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- August 26, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 5 mi NW of Fall River
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -96.100
Hail, Marion
- When
- August 26, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 5 mi NE of Marion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -96.950
Hail, Marion
- When
- August 26, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 10 mi E of Marion
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 26, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 10 mi E of Marion
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -96.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 26, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 8 mi E of Peabody
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.170, -96.950
Hail, Marion
- When
- August 26, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 2 mi NE of Burns
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -96.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 26, 6:02 PM CST to 6:06 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Burns to 2 mi of Burns
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -96.850
Also reported by emergency manager.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- August 26, 6:19 PM CST to 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Whitewater to 2 mi E of De Graff
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -97.120
Severe thunderstorm winds ranged from 52-56kts.
Hail, Butler
- When
- August 26, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 1 mi E of De Graff
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.980, -96.850
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: 5709105, 5709106, 5709107, 5708891, 5709108, 5708892, 5709109, 5709110, 5708895, 5708893, 5709111, 5708894, 5708888, 5708889, 5708890, 5708896, 5708897, 5708898, 5708899, 5708900, 5708901, 5708902, 5708903, 5708904, 5708905, 5708906, 5708907, 5708908.