Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- August 7, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, Emporia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -96.183
Strong winds knocked down power poles in Emporia.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 7, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $5,000
- 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.
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:39 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee
- When
- August 7, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee County, 7 mi NE of Eskridge
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -96.000
Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- August 7, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, 5 mi N of St Marys
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.267, -96.067
Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- August 7, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, Emmett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -96.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- August 7, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, 7 mi SW of Topeka
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -95.783
Strong winds did some damage to the roof of a house.
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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 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: 5162761, 5162762, 5162763, 5162826, 5162827.