Kansas, 2000

Hail in Kansas, June 1, 2000

June 1, 2000 · NWS TOP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas during the late afternoon hours of the 1st and continued into the early evening hours while moving east. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with numerous reports of large hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.

Thunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas during the late afternoon hours of the 1st and continued into the early evening hours while moving east. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with numerous reports of large hail.

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
June 1, 5:09 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 2 mi E of Wamego
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.200, -96.283

Hail, Jackson

When
June 1, 5:14 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, 2 mi SW of Netawaka
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.583, -95.750

Hail, Riley

When
June 1, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Riley County, 3 mi SSW of Manhattan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.150, -96.600

Hail, Geary

When
June 1, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Geary County, 7 mi E of Junction City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.033, -96.700

Hail, Geary

When
June 1, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Geary County, 9 mi E of Junction City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.033, -96.667

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5150590, 5150591, 5150592, 5150593, 5150594.