Kansas, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 30, 1999

June 30, 1999 · NWS DDC · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 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
1
Property damage
$376,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:20 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
June 30, 11:22 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 3 mi NE of Bazine
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.480, -99.650

Recorded by wind equipment.

Heavy Rain, Ness

When
June 30, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Ness County, 8 mi SE of Brownell
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall of 2.00" in 15 minutes.

Hail, Rush

When
June 30, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Rush County, 5 mi S of Nekoma
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.400, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 30, 12:27 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, Larned to 1 mi N of Larned
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.180, -99.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi NE of Larned
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.250, -99.020

Large tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 30, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 4 mi N of Larned
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.230, -99.100

Three inch diameter limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 30, 12:34 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 4 mi NE of Larned
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.220, -99.050

Pivot sprinkler overturned and 18 inch diameter tree limb broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 30, 12:56 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, Larned to 2 mi NE of Larned
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.180, -99.070

Power poles down and pivot sprinkler overturned.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 30, 12:57 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi SW of Seward
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.130, -98.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 30, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi N of St John
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.070, -98.750

Heavy Rain, Stafford

When
June 30, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi N of St John
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall of 2.00" in 15 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 30, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, St John
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.020, -98.750

One trailer home was completely destroyed and the occupant received minor cuts and bruises, but lucky to be alive according to the Emergency Manager. Trees were down all over the place and several roofs received quite a bit of damage. Several pivot sprinklers overturned or damaged and a patrol car window pushed out. The same patrol car was blown into a ditch, after sitting idle with the driver pressing on the brake, powerless to the high wind.

Hail, Scott

When
June 30, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 12 mi N of Modoc
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.650, -101.080

Broke windows out of a patrol car.

Tornado, Scott

When
June 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Modoc to 1 mi N of Modoc
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.480, -101.080

Reported by law enforcement.

Hail, Finney

When
June 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 6 mi W of Holcomb
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.980, -101.100

On Finney/Kearny county line.

Hail, Kearny

When
June 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 1 mi E of Deerfield
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.980, -101.120

On Finney/Kearny county line.

What these are

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.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5704821, 5704822, 5704823, 5704824, 5703939, 5704825, 5703931, 5703932, 5703933, 5703934, 5703935, 5703936, 5703937, 5703938, 5703940, 5703941.