Kansas, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 1 to 4, 2000

July 1 to 4, 2000 · NWS TOP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 dense fog, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
3
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 dense fog, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Brown

When
July 1, 5:32 AM CST to 5:35 AM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog contributed to two fatal accidents 10 miles west of Horton near the junction of U.S. Highway 75 and highway 20. A pickup truck driven by a 35 year old male struck a semi-trailer that had just pulled onto highway 75 from a gas station killing the 35 year old pickup truck driver. Three minutes later a southbound car on U.S. 75 came upon the scene of the first accident and struck the semi killing the 36 year old male driver. A woman and 2 children in the second car were injured.

Hail, Osage

When
July 1, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Osage County, 2 mi NE of Vassar
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.667, -95.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When
July 2, 11:26 PM CST
Where
Republic County, Narka
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.967, -97.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 5 mi NE of Haddam
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.900, -97.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 2, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Haddam
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.850, -97.300

Lightning, Ottawa

When
July 4, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Ottawa County, 5 mi S of Bennington
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house igniting a fire that did considerable damage to a laundry room.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Dense Fog, Brown2000-07-0135MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect
Dense Fog, Brown2000-07-0136MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5153903, 5153904, 5165131, 5165132, 5165133, 5165134.