Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- July 18, 11:03 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, 4 mi NW of Russell
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -98.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18 to 19, 2000
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:00 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ellsworth
- When
- July 18, 11:34 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 2 mi S of Wilson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -98.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- July 19, 12:03 AM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, Ellsworth
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.733, -98.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- July 19, 12:18 AM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 4 mi E of Lorraine
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.567, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- July 19, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 2 mi SW of Lyons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.333, -98.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- July 19, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Lyons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.200
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 Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 18, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, July 18 to 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 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: 5150783, 5150784, 5150785, 5150786, 5150787, 5150788.