Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 2000

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 2000
Start: 2000-07-03T14:35
End: 2000-07-03T21:50
Location: Kansas

July 3, 2000 · NWS DDC · 28 events in 12 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $51,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:36 UTC.

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Event by event

17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lane

When: July 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Lane County, Pendennis
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.633, -100.333

Hail, Ness

When: July 3, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 11 mi W of Ness City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.450, -100.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 3, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Meade County, 3 mi S of Meade
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.233, -100.333

Ten inch limb broken.

Funnel Cloud, Lane

When: July 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Lane County, 2 mi N of Pendennis
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When: July 3, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 9 mi SW of Ness City
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.350, -100.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When: July 3, 3:42 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 9 mi SW of Ness City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.350, -100.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When: July 3, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 8 mi SW of Ness City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.367, -100.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 3, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Acres
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.100, -99.883

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: July 3, 4:49 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 10 mi NW of Jetmore
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.183, -100.033

Tornado, Ness

When: July 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 13 mi SE of Ness City
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.317, -99.733

Lasted 30 seconds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.183, -99.767

Roof torn of a 15 x 30 shed and a tree was uprooted.

Hail, Ness

When: July 3, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Ness County, 10 mi SE of Ness City
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.350, -99.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When: July 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, Hugoton
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.183, -101.350

Power poles knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When: July 3, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, 7 mi N of Hugoton
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.283, -101.350

Trees knocked down.

Hail, Kearny

When: July 3, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, 8 mi NE of Lakin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.033, -101.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: July 3, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 6 mi NW of Coldwater
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.333, -99.417

Six inch diameter tree limbs broken.

Hail, Comanche

When: July 3, 5:59 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 6 mi NW of Coldwater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.333, -99.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: July 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, 7 mi SSW of Greensburg
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.500, -99.350

Barn destroyed and trees uprooted.

Hail, Haskell

When: July 3, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 18 mi N of Sublette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.750, -100.850

Hail, Meade

When: July 3, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.283, -100.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 3, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Finney County, 9 mi S of Garden City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.833, -100.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 3, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Finney County, (Gck)garden City Arpt
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.933, -100.733

Hail, Finney

When: July 3, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Finney County, (Gck)garden City Arpt
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.933, -100.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 3, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Finney County, (Gck)garden City Arpt
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.933, -100.733

Hail, Finney

When: July 3, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Finney County, 5 mi ESE of Plymell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.767, -100.783

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: July 3, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Gray County, 6 mi NNW of Charleston
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.950, -100.617

Pivot irrigation sprinkler overturned.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: July 3, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Gray County, 7 mi N of Charleston
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.967, -100.567

Three inch diameter limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: July 3, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, 1 mi W of Jetmore
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.083, -99.917

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.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 2000 Warnings in Kansas, July 2000

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: 5175871, 5175872, 5175873, 5175941, 5175942, 5175943, 5175944, 5175945, 5175946, 5175474, 5175475, 5175476, 5175477, 5175478, 5175479, 5175480, 5175481, 5175482, 5175483, 5175484, 5175485, 5175486, 5175487, 5175488, 5175489, 5175490, 5175491, 5175492.