Kansas, 2000Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 26, 2000
July 26, 2000 · NWS EAX · 11 events in 4 counties and zones
A line of severe thunderstorms raced southward across extreme eastern Kansas, producing winds in excess of 65 mph and widespread wind damage. Areas from Leavenworth to Overland Park were hardest hit by the thunderstorm winds.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
A line of severe thunderstorms raced southward across extreme eastern Kansas, producing winds in excess of 65 mph and widespread wind damage. Areas from Leavenworth to Overland Park were hardest hit by the thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- July 26, 8:57 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Leavenworth
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -94.917
Emergency management officials recorded wind gusts up to 67 mph. Limbs and trees up to 2 1/2 feet in diameter were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- July 26, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Basehor
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -94.933
Emergency managers reported trees up to 8 inches in diameter downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- July 26, 9:12 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Tonganoxie
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.117, -95.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- July 26, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Lansing
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -94.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte
- When
- July 26, 9:17 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Bonner Spgs
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -94.883
The Bonner Springs Fire Department recorded a 66 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- July 26, 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Shawnee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.017, -94.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- July 26, 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Lenexa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -94.733
An off duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
Lightning, Johnson
- When
- July 26, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Leawood
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A lightning strike sparked a house fire, which resulted in an estimated $50,000 in damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- July 26, 9:34 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, (Ixd)jhnsn Co Indsl
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -94.833
A 60 mph wind gust was measured at New Century Air Center.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- July 26, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Stanley
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -94.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- July 26, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Hillsdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.667, -94.850
Law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 26, 2000$1.3 million · F1 · 21 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 2000$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2000$217,000 · 1.75 in hail · 25 events
- Wildfire in Hawaii, July 26, 2000$230,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 26 to 31, 2000$170,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 26 to 27, 2000$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 2000$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 26, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000$45,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 2000$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, July 26, 20002 injured · 1 event
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: 5162928, 5162929, 5163203, 5163204, 5163206, 5162926, 5162927, 5163208, 5162925, 5163207, 5163205.