Tornadoes and Flood in Kansas, September 4 to 27, 1999

Name: Tornadoes and Flood in Kansas, September 4 to 27, 1999
Start: 1999-09-04T15:20
End: 1999-09-27T06:00
Location: Kansas

September 4 to 27, 1999 · NWS ICT · 52 events in 13 counties and zones

40 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 52

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 Wichita radar (KICT), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.

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Event by event

40 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ellsworth

When: September 4, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, 10 mi NE of Ellsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.830, -98.100

Hail, Saline

When: September 4, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Brookville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 38.770, -97.870

Hail, Ellsworth

When: September 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Kanapolis Res
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.650, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: September 7, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Harper County, 6 mi SW of Attica
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.170, -98.320

Numerous tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Reno

When: September 7, 10:50 AM CST
Where: Reno County, 2 mi N of Hutchinson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.100, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: September 7, 10:55 AM CST
Where: Reno County, Hutchinson
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.070, -97.920

Major tree damage with several uprooted and limbs 3-4 inches in diameter blown down.

Hail, Greenwood

When: September 7, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, 2 mi N of Eureka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.850, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: September 7, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Marion
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.350, -97.020

Numerous trees and power lines blown down.

Hail, Harper

When: September 7, 2:47 PM CST to 3:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Attica to 2 mi of Attica
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.230, -98.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When: September 7, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Woodson County, Yates Center
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.880, -95.730

Numerous tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Greenwood

When: September 7, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Fall River Res
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.670, -96.070

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 3:14 PM CST to 3:18 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Clearwater
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.500, -97.500

Quarter to tennisball-sized hail pummeled Clearwater, breaking windows and inflicting widespread damage to roofs and vehicles. One tennisball-sized hailstone struck a man in the head rendering him unconscious.

Hail, Butler

When: September 7, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Butler County, 1 mi NW of Cassoday
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.050, -96.650

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 3:50 PM CST to 3:57 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Colwich
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.780, -97.530

Quarter to golfball-sized hail pelted Colwich.

Hail, Greenwood

When: September 7, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, 2 mi N of Eureka
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.850, -96.300

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:14 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 2 mi SW of Peck
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.470, -97.400

Penny to walnut-szied hail landed 2 miles southwest of Peck.

Hail, Sumner

When: September 7, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Caldwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.030, -97.600

Tornado, Sumner

When: September 7, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Plaine
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 110 yd
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.400, -97.230

Reported by train engineer and relayed by Weatherdata.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:35 PM CST to 4:38 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Quarter to golfball-sized hail occurred at intersection of I-235 and K-96.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:38 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Bentley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.880, -97.520

Also reported by KSNW Channel 3.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 1 mi NW of Wichita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.720, -97.350

Occurred at intersection of I-235 and Meridian in North Wichita.

Hail, Greenwood

When: September 7, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Eureka
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.820, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: September 7, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Eureka
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.820, -96.300

Trees and power lines blown down across Highway 54.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: September 7, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 5 mi SW of Anthony
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.100, -98.100

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Occurred at intersection of Central and Webb in northeast Wichita.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Occurred at I-135/Kellogg overpass.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Occurred at KSNW Channel 3 television station.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 7, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 5 mi NW of Andale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.850, -97.700

Hail, Harper

When: September 7, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 4 mi E of Waldron
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.000, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: September 7, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Harper County, 4 mi E of Waldron
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.000, -98.120

Numerous tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Kingman

When: September 7, 6:24 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Penalosa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.720, -98.320

Hail, Kingman

When: September 7, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, 2 mi SW of Spivey
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.430, -98.200

Hail, Chase

When: September 7, 11:36 PM CST
Where: Chase County, 5 mi SE of Hymer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.430, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: September 11, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Pawnee Rock
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.270, -98.980

Trees, 12 to 15 inches in diameter, blown down.

Hail, Reno

When: September 26, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Reno County, 1 mi S of Darlow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.920, -97.950

Tornado, Reno

When: September 26, 6:22 PM CST to 6:27 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Haven to 1 mi E of Haven
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 110 yd
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 37.900, -97.770

Also reported by general public as relayed by KWCH Channel 12.

Hail, Reno

When: September 26, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Haven
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.900, -97.780

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 2 mi NW of Andale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.820, -97.670

Hail, Reno

When: September 26, 7:33 PM CST
Where: Reno County, 5 mi SE of Haven
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.850, -97.720

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Colwich
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.780, -97.530

Flood, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 8:15 PM CST to September 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick forecast zone, Countywide
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Slow-moving severe thunderstorms drenched Sedgwick County, and the Wichita metropolitan area in particular, with record-setting rainfalls (2.29 inches in 30 minutes, 3.85 inches in 1 hour, 4.89 inches in 2 hours, and 5.63 inches in 3 hours at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport). The deluge induced flooding on area creeks and streams, most notably the Cowskin Creek and resulted in $xxx damage.

Hail, Kingman

When: September 26, 8:29 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, 5 mi N of Norwich
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.520, -97.850

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 8:32 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Cheney
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.630, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 4 mi N of Viola
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.530, -97.650

Large tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 9:24 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Clearwater
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.500, -97.500

Hailstone diameters ranged from 0.75-0.88 inch. reports also received from amateur radio operators.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Clearwater
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.500, -97.500

Hailstone diameters ranged from 1.00-1.25 inches.

Hail, Sumner

When: September 26, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, 1 mi N of Milton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 37.450, -97.780

Hail, Sumner

When: September 26, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Caldwell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.030, -97.600

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 11:19 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, 2 mi E of Goddard
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.670, -97.550

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 26, 11:53 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Occurred at Mid-Continent Airport.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 27, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Reported at Pawnee/West Street intersection.

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.
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.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5718503, 5718504, 5718505, 5718521, 5718506, 5718507, 5718599, 5718600, 5718601, 5718602, 5718603, 5718604, 5718605, 5718606, 5718607, 5718608, 5718609, 5718508, 5718509, 5718510, 5718511, 5718512, 5718513, 5718514, 5718515, 5718516, 5718517, 5718518, 5718519, 5718520, 5718610, 5718611, 5718612, 5718820, 5718613, 5718614, 5718615, 5718616, 5718617, 5718618, and more.