Hail, Thomas
- When
- June 11, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 5 mi N of Colby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -101.050
Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 11, 1999
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:13 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- June 11, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, Mingo
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -100.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Gove
- When
- June 11, 2:14 AM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Grinnell
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -100.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- June 11, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County, 5 mi W of Oakley
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -100.950
Flash Flood, Logan
- When
- June 11, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County, 4 mi N of Russell Spgs
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 25 flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gove
- When
- June 11, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gove County, 3 mi W of Campus
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -100.800
Flash Flood, Thomas
- When
- June 11, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, Colby
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous basements flooded in the city of Colby.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- June 11, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 3 mi N of Angelus
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.230, -100.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Gove
- When
- June 11, 3:22 AM CST
- Where
- Gove County, Grinnell
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -100.630
Hail, Norton
- When
- June 11, 4:05 AM CST
- Where
- Norton County, New Almelo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -100.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Norton
- When
- June 11, 4:05 AM CST
- Where
- Norton County, New Almelo
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -100.120
Hail, Decatur
- When
- June 11, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 4 mi S of Norcatur
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -100.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Graham
- When
- June 11, 4:16 AM CST
- Where
- Graham County, Penokee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.970
Hail, Decatur
- When
- June 11, 4:16 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 4 mi S of Norcatur
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.780, -100.180
Hail, Graham
- When
- June 11, 4:16 AM CST
- Where
- Graham County, Penokee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.970
Flash Flood, Decatur
- When
- June 11, 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 14 mi SW of Oberlin
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sappa Creek flooded out of its Banks.
Flash Flood, Sherman
- When
- June 11, 6:45 AM MST to 7:45 AM MST
- Where
- Sherman County, 16 mi NE of Goodland
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Beaver Creek flooded over its Banks. Secondary roads and fields were flooded.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 11, 1999
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- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999
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: 5703057, 5703058, 5703059, 5703060, 5703061, 5703048, 5703049, 5703050, 5703051, 5703052, 5703053, 5703064, 5703054, 5703055, 5703056, 5703062, 5703063.