Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- July 16, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Russell
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -98.850
Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 16, 2000
20 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:12 UTC.
Event by event
20 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- July 16, 2:17 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Russell
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -98.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- July 16, 2:37 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 9 mi E of Great Bend
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.367, -98.600
Several tree limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- July 16, 2:42 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Ellinwood
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.583
KSNW Channel 3 weather lab. Three minutes later, at 1445 CST, an amateur radio operator reported that several power lines were snapped, several trees uprooted, and considerable damage (not specified) occurred at a school.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 16, 2:49 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 10 mi SW of Sylvan Grove
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -98.517
Trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 16, 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 2 mi SW of Sylvan Grove
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -98.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- July 16, 3:18 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Ellinwood
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.583
Roof blown off a mobile home. A Parish Center sustained roof and structural damage when a roof fell onto it. One hayshed damaged on northeast side of town while a shed on southwest side had it's roof and door blown off. Tree damage was widespread. Area newspapers contributed to this report.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- July 16, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 6 mi N of Lyons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 16, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Lincoln
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.033, -98.150
Several trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- July 16, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Nickerson
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -98.083
Several large trees blown down and blocked a highway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- July 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 5 mi NW of Hutchinson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.117, -97.983
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- July 16, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 2 mi SE of Hutchinson
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -97.883
Several power poles broken.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Alameda
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.567, -98.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Rago
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.450, -98.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 5 mi S of Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.583, -98.117
Several tree branches blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 2 mi NW of Alameda
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.583, -98.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.117
Several tree limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- July 16, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, 8 mi NW of Conway Spgs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.483, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- July 16, 7:39 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 12 mi W of Anthony
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- July 16, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, 6 mi S of Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.567, -98.117
Several tree branches blown down.
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.
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: 5150801, 5150552, 5150789, 5150790, 5150553, 5150554, 5152431, 5150798, 5150791, 5150793, 5152432, 5150792, 5152433, 5150795, 5150799, 5152434, 5150794, 5150796, 5150797, 5150800.