Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2 to 3, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2 to 3, 1999
Start: 1999-07-02T16:22
End: 1999-07-03T01:35
Location: Kansas

July 2 to 3, 1999 · NWS DDC · 20 events in 9 counties and zones

13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 2, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 37.980, -101.750

Fireworks stand overturned onto a car. No injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 2, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 17 mi N of Syracuse
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.230, -101.750

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 2, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 3 mi W of Kendall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.930, -101.600

Hail, Kearny

When: July 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin to 13 mi NW of Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.070, -101.420

Hail, Scott

When: July 2, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Scott County, 8 mi W of Scott City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.480, -101.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 8 mi N of Coolidge
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.150, -102.000

Hail, Kearny

When: July 2, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin to 13 mi NW of Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.070, -101.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 2, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Finney County, 6 mi SW of Pierceville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.820, -100.750

Hail, Stanton

When: July 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, 14 mi NNW of Manter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.700, -101.980

Hail, Kearny

When: July 2, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin to 13 mi NW of Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.070, -101.420

Hail, Grant

When: July 2, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Grant County, 8 mi WNW of Ulysses
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.630, -101.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Holcomb
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.980, -100.980

Hail, Grant

When: July 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County, 13 mi NE of Ulysses
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.720, -101.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When: July 2, 9:47 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 3 mi NW of Brownell
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.650, -99.770

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 2, 9:57 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.980, -101.750

Hail, Trego

When: July 2, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Trego County, 9 mi SE of Ogallah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.880, -99.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: July 2, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 3 mi NE of Ellis
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.970, -99.520

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 8 mi N of Kendall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.050, -101.550

Hail, Kearny

When: July 2, 10:33 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin to 13 mi NW of Lakin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.070, -101.420

Hail, Trego

When: July 3, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Trego County, Trego Center
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.880, -99.900

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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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: 5712888, 5712889, 5712890, 5712891, 5712892, 5712893, 5712894, 5712895, 5712896, 5712897, 5712898, 5712899, 5712900, 5712901, 5712902, 5712903, 5712904, 5712905, 5712906, 5712907.