Kansas, 2000

Hail in Kansas, February 17, 2000

February 17, 2000 · NWS ICT · 23 events in 8 counties and zones

23 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:30 UTC.

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Event by event

23 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 8:29 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred at intersection of 21st N and 119th W.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred in southeast Wichita.

Hail, Butler

When
February 17, 8:54 PM CST
Where
Butler County, Andover
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.717, -97.133

Hail, Butler

When
February 17, 9:10 PM CST to 9:14 PM CST
Where
Butler County, Augusta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.683, -96.983

Hail, Harper

When
February 17, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Harper County, 5 mi NW of Harper
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.333, -98.083

Hail, Harper

When
February 17, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Harper
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.283, -98.017

Hail, Sumner

When
February 17, 9:28 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 2 mi S of Milton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.400, -97.783

Hail, Kingman

When
February 17, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Kingman County, Norwich
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.450, -97.850

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 9:51 PM CST to 9:53 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, 2 mi SE of Clearwater
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.483, -97.467

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 9:57 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred at intersection of 71st St. S and Ridge Rd.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 9:59 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Haysville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.567, -97.367

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Haysville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
37.567, -97.367

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 10:02 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Derby
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.550, -97.267

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 10:03 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
4.5 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred in South Wichita

Hail, Sedgwick

When
February 17, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred in southeast Wichita at intersection of Harry and Webb Rd.

Hail, Butler

When
February 17, 10:09 PM CST
Where
Butler County, 2 mi N of Rose Hill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.600, -97.133

Hail, Sumner

When
February 17, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, Caldwell
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.033, -97.600

Hail, Sumner

When
February 17, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, Oxford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.283, -97.167

Hail, Cowley

When
February 17, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Cowley County, 3 mi W of Winfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.250, -97.033

Hail, Elk

When
February 17, 10:56 PM CST to 10:58 PM CST
Where
Elk County, 2 mi NW of Grenola
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.367, -96.483

Nickel-sized hail (0.88) also occurred.

Hail, Elk

When
February 17, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Elk County, Longton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.383, -96.083

Hail, Wilson

When
February 17, 11:25 PM CST to 11:38 PM CST
Where
Wilson County, Buxton
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.450, -95.917

One inch hail also reported by law enforcement at 2325 CST.

Hail, Wilson

When
February 17, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Wilson County, 5 mi W of Neodesha
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.433, -95.767

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5127919, 5127920, 5127921, 5128390, 5128391, 5128392, 5128393, 5128394, 5128395, 5128396, 5128397, 5128398, 5128399, 5128400, 5128401, 5128402, 5128403, 5128404, 5127189, 5128405, 5128406, 5128407, 5127188.