Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 30, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Tonganoxie
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -95.080
Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 30, 1999
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs in Tonganoxie, Basehor, and Leavenworth. At least two of the trees were one foot or larger in diameter.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs in Tonganoxie, Basehor, and Leavenworth. At least two of the trees were one foot or larger in diameter. A school under construction in Basehor suffered damage when a 22 foot reinforced wall was blown over. Wind gusts of up to 65 mph were reported in Lenexa in Johnson County.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:51 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- May 30, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Basehor
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -94.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 30, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Lenexa
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -94.730
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.
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More
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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: 5698975, 5698976, 5698977.