Hail, Gove
- When
- July 25, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Quinter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -100.230
Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 25, 1999
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $288,000
- 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.
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- July 25, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 10 mi NW of Atwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -101.180
Hail, Gove
- When
- July 25, 4:02 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Quinter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -100.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Gove
- When
- July 25, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Quinter
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -100.230
TREE LIMBS BROKEN.
Flash Flood, Gove
- When
- July 25, 5:05 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Quinter
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous reports of flash flooding in vicinity of Quinter. Several houses suffered flood damage in basements.
Hail, Gove
- When
- July 25, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, 1 mi S of Quinter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -100.230
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- July 25, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 10 mi NNW of Bird City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.880, -101.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- July 25, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 18 mi N of Bird City
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -101.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- July 25, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 14 mi NNE of Brewster
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -101.280
Strong winds uprotted trees and blew over tower.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- July 25, 8:09 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Hoxie
- Measured
- 79 kt (91 mph)
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.430
Strong winds destroyed airport hanger and 2 aircraft.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 25, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Leoti
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -101.350
Door blown in on west end of building. Numerous windows broken at school.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gove
- When
- July 25, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gove County, 5 mi S of Quinter
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -100.230
Strong winds ripped off tin roof on building.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 25, 1999
- Wildfire in California, July 25 to 27, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 25, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 25, 1999
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 25, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 25, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, July 25, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 25, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 25, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 25, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 25, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 1999
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: 5709798, 5709799, 5709800, 5709801, 5709809, 5709802, 5709803, 5709804, 5709806, 5709808, 5709805, 5709807.