Hail, Hamilton
- When
- April 30, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 4 mi NW of Syracuse
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.017, -101.800
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 30, 2000
13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:07 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kearny
- When
- April 30, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, 18 mi WNW of Lakin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -101.550
Hail, Finney
- When
- April 30, 2:52 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Garden City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.967, -100.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Gray
- When
- April 30, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 1 mi SSW of Cimarron
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -100.350
Hail, Finney
- When
- April 30, 3:01 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 1 mi NE of Garden City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.983, -100.850
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 30, 3:08 AM CST
- Where
- Meade County, 5 mi W of Missler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -100.517
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 30, 3:19 AM CST
- Where
- Meade County, Meade
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.283, -100.333
Hail, Gray
- When
- April 30, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 6 mi SE of Copeland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.467, -100.550
Hail, Gray
- When
- April 30, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 6 mi SE of Copeland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.467, -100.550
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 30, 4:02 AM CST
- Where
- Meade County, 1 mi W of Fowler
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.383, -100.217
Hail, Clark
- When
- April 30, 4:25 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 5 mi W of Minneola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.433, -100.050
Hail, Ford
- When
- April 30, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 12 mi S of Dodge City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.583, -100.017
Hail, Seward
- When
- April 30, 4:36 AM CST
- Where
- Seward County, 16 mi N of Liberal
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -100.933
Hail, Gray
- When
- April 30, 4:55 AM CST
- Where
- Gray County, Copeland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.533, -100.633
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5142236, 5142237, 5142238, 5142239, 5142240, 5142241, 5142242, 5142243, 5142244, 5142245, 5142246, 5142247, 5142248, 5142249.