Hail, Lane
- When
- June 24, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lane County, 5 mi N of Dighton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -100.470
Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 24, 1999
2 hail, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lane
- When
- June 24, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lane County, 1 mi W of Alamota
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.450, -100.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- June 24, 3:56 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 10 mi W of Kalvesta
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -100.420
Flood, Lane
- When
- June 24, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lane forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Torrential rainfall from nearly stationary thunderstorms produced widespread flooding across northern Lane and extreme northwest Ness counties. The result was rapid rises on the Cottonwood Creek and the north and middle forks of the Walnut river. Fields and roads were flooded in the area.
Flood, Ness
- When
- June 24, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ness forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 24, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Maine, June 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 24, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, June 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Mississippi, June 24, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 24, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 24, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, June 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 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: 5704712, 5704713, 5704714, 5704715, 5704804.