Hail, Stafford
- When
- July 21, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, 8 mi S of St John
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.900, -98.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21 to 22, 2000
27 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
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), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:09 UTC.
Event by event
27 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pratt
- When
- July 21, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pratt County, 3 mi W of Preston
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny
- When
- July 21, 10:06 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, 14 mi N of Deerfield
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.183, -101.133
Thunderstorm Wind, Ness
- When
- July 21, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ness County, 6 mi NW of Ness City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -99.983
Two inch branches broken.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:18 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 8 mi W of Friend
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.267, -101.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- July 21, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, 7 mi S of Shallow Water
- Measured
- 98 kt (113 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.283, -100.917
Irrigation sprinkler destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 10 mi N of Garden City
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.117, -100.867
Hail, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 10 mi N of Garden City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.117, -100.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny
- When
- July 21, 10:32 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, Deerfield
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.983, -101.133
KSN weatherlab
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Garden City
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.967, -100.867
KSN weatherlab
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Garden City
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.967, -100.867
Semi blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 10:57 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, (Gck)garden City Arpt
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.933, -100.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell
- When
- July 21, 11:01 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Sublette
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.483, -100.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- July 21, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 14 mi NE of Ulysses
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -101.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Gray
- When
- July 21, 11:08 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 5 mi N of Montezuma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.667, -100.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- July 21, 11:11 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Columbian Carbon
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.533, -101.200
KSN weatherlab
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 21, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 13 mi SE of Garden City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.833, -100.700
Two inch branches broken.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seward
- When
- July 21, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, Kismet
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -100.700
Tree blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 21, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Meade County, Plains
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -100.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 21, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.017
KSN weatherlab
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 21, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.017
Many power lines and trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 21, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 1 mi S of Dodge City
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -100.017
Roof partially blown off a house. Trees and two HAM towers blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 21, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.017
Thunderstorm Wind, Seward
- When
- July 21, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, (Lbl)liberal Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -100.967
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 22, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.017
KSN weatherlab
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 22, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 13 mi ESE of Dodge City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.683, -99.800
One inch branches broken.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- July 22, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Minneola
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.433, -99.967
Numerous tree branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 22, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Meade County, 7 mi S of Meade
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.183, -100.333
Twelve inch diameter tree blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barber
- When
- July 22, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Barber County, 6 mi S of Sun City
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -98.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- July 22, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Mullinville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.583, -99.483
Two inch diameter branches broken.
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.
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: 5175508, 5175509, 5175510, 5175511, 5175512, 5175513, 5175514, 5175515, 5175516, 5175517, 5175518, 5175519, 5175610, 5175611, 5175612, 5175613, 5175614, 5175615, 5175616, 5175617, 5175618, 5176016, 5176017, 5176254, 5176255, 5176256, 5176257, 5176258, 5176259, 5176260.