Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 17, 12:36 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Gardner Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -94.950
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 17, 1999
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:36 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- May 17, 12:36 AM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Bucyrus
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -94.720
A house was damaged by thunderstorm winds in Bucyrus.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 17, 12:36 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Gardner
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -94.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 17, 12:47 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Olathe
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -94.820
Thunderstorm winds ripped a 2500 square foot section of roof off a business in Olathe and damaged a billboard along Interstate 35.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, May 17 to 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 17 to 18, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, May 17, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 17, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, May 17, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 17, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 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: 5698971, 5698972, 5698973, 5698974.