Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Linwood
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -95.030
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 3, 1999
A complex of thunderstorms rolled into the Kansas City metro area from the southwest late in the evening on May 3. Several reports of wind damage and downed trees were received, and Doppler radar estimated wind speeds of up to 70 mph as the storms moved through Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
A complex of thunderstorms rolled into the Kansas City metro area from the southwest late in the evening on May 3. Several reports of wind damage and downed trees were received, and Doppler radar estimated wind speeds of up to 70 mph as the storms moved through Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, 2 mi S of Basehor
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -94.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Tonganoxie
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -95.080
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage in Leavenworth County. Emergency managers reported that approximately 30 structures in Leavenworth County sustained damage, totaling an estimated $250,000.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte
- When
- May 3, 10:48 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, 2 mi E of Piper
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -94.830
Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off of the school superintendent's office in Piper.
Hail, Miami
- When
- May 3, 11:18 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Bucyrus
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -94.720
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 3 to 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 3 to 4, 1999
- High Wind in California, May 3, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, May 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 3, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, May 3, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, May 3 to 5, 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: 5698761, 5698763, 5698842, 5698843, 5698762.