Kansas, 1999

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 11 to 12, 1999

June 11 to 12, 1999 · NWS DDC · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:16 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morton

When
June 11, 10:16 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Richfield to 7 mi W of Richfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.250, -101.920

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 10:18 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 10 mi S of Moscow
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.180, -101.200

Relayed by radio station.

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 10:24 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 6 mi N of Woods
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.250, -101.100

Hail, Seward

When
June 11, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Seward County, 18 mi NW of Liberal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.220, -101.170

Hail, Seward

When
June 11, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Kismet to 6 mi NW of Kismet
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.250, -100.780

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 9 mi N of Hugoton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.320, -101.350

Hail, Seward

When
June 11, 11:18 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Kismet to 7 mi NW of Kismet
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.250, -100.780

Hail, Seward

When
June 11, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Seward County, Liberal to 11 mi N of Liberal
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.180, -100.930

Flash Flood, Seward

When
June 12, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Seward County, Liberal
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding reported all over town.

Flash Flood, Seward

When
June 12, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Seward County, 15 mi NNE of Liberal
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding on highway 160 just east of the 83/160 intersection.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5704464, 5704465, 5704466, 5704467, 5704468, 5704469, 5704568, 5704569, 5704570, 5704571.