Kansas, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, August 9, 2000

August 9, 2000 · NWS DDC · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanton

When
August 9, 2:01 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 7 mi NE of Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.633, -101.667

Hail, Stanton

When
August 9, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 10 mi NE of Johnson
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.667, -101.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When
August 9, 3:01 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 14 mi SW of Lakin
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.800, -101.433

Hail, Kearny

When
August 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 24 mi NW of Lakin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.200, -101.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
August 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 10 mi N of Johnson
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.717, -101.750

Hail, Stanton

When
August 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 10 mi N of Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.717, -101.750

Flash Flood, Stanton

When
August 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 12 mi NNE of Johnson
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were flooded due to as much as 4 inches of rain.

Hail, Hodgeman

When
August 9, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 4 mi S of Jetmore
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.033, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When
August 9, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 4 mi S of Jetmore
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.033, -99.900

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5170724, 5170725, 5170726, 5170727, 5170728, 5170729, 5170730, 5170731, 5170732.