Kansas, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 22, 1999

June 22, 1999 · NWS GLD · 21 events in 9 counties and zones

20 hail, 1 tornado, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.

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Event by event

20 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rawlins

When
June 22, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County, 8 mi S of Herndon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.780, -100.780

Hail, Decatur

When
June 22, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 9 mi WSW of Oberlin
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.770, -100.670

Hail, Wichita

When
June 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 15 mi NNE of Leoti
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.680, -101.250

Hail, Logan

When
June 22, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 4 mi S of Winona
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.020, -101.250

Hail, Logan

When
June 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 14 mi S of Russell Spgs
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.720, -101.170

Hail, Logan

When
June 22, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 5 mi SE of Winona
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.020, -101.180

Hail, Thomas

When
June 22, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 9 mi E of Mingo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.280, -100.800

Hail, Decatur

When
June 22, 5:02 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, 2 mi W of Oberlin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.820, -100.550

Hail, Wichita

When
June 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 3 mi S of Marienthal
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.430, -101.220

Hail, Wichita

When
June 22, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 3 mi SW of Marienthal
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.450, -101.250

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County, 3 mi NE of Bird City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.780, -101.500

Tornado, Wichita

When
June 22, 6:53 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, Leoti to 8 mi SSW of Leoti
Rating
F3
Path length
4 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.370, -101.350

A large tornado (F3) destroyed a farmstead. The house was nearly flattened by the tornado, and a tractor and grain combine/harvester were rolled several hundred feet. Tornado moved from East to West.

Hail, Sherman

When
June 22, 6:08 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 7 mi NNE of Edson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.430, -101.500

Hail, Sherman

When
June 22, 6:15 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 8 mi E of Edson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.330, -101.400

Hail, Thomas

When
June 22, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, Brewster
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.370, -101.380

Hail, Wallace

When
June 22, 6:21 PM MST
Where
Wallace County, 13 mi N of Wallace
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.100, -101.580

Hail, Logan

When
June 22, 7:46 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 7 mi NNW of Mc Allaster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.100, -101.450

Hail, Greeley

When
June 22, 6:55 PM MST
Where
Greeley County, 10 mi NE of Tribune
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.570, -101.620

Hail, Logan

When
June 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 19 mi S of Mc Allaster
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.720, -101.400

Hail, Wichita

When
June 22, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 15 mi S of Leoti
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.270, -101.350

Hail, Wichita

When
June 22, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, 15 mi S of Leoti
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.270, -101.350

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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: 5703070, 5703071, 5703177, 5703178, 5703179, 5703180, 5703181, 5703182, 5703183, 5703184, 5703185, 5703186, 5703187, 5703188, 5703189, 5703190, 5703191, 5703192, 5703193, 5703194, 5703195.