Hail, Doniphan
- When
- August 19, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Doniphan County, 3 mi S of Denton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.683, -95.267
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 19, 2000
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front in northeastern Kansas. One storm produced golfball size hail in Doniphan County, and evolved into a wind storm just before crossing the Missouri River, causing wind damage in Atchison.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front in northeastern Kansas. One storm produced golfball size hail in Doniphan County, and evolved into a wind storm just before crossing the Missouri River, causing wind damage in Atchison.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Doniphan
- When
- August 19, 8:37 PM CST
- Where
- Doniphan County, Bendena
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.733, -95.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison
- When
- August 19, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison County, Atchison
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.567, -95.133
The sheriff's department reported downed trees and power lines blocking roads.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Extreme Cold in Oregon, August 19 to 20, 2000
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: 5171561, 5171562, 5171563.