Kansas, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 12, 2000

June 12, 2000 · NWS DDC · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
June 12, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 1 mi NE of Richfield
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.283, -101.767

Two inch limbs blown down.

Hail, Stevens

When
June 12, 4:16 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 5 mi SW of Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.133, -101.417

Hail, Stevens

When
June 12, 4:21 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 6 mi S of Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.100, -101.350

Hail, Stevens

When
June 12, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 2 mi W of Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.183, -101.383

Hail, Stevens

When
June 12, 4:39 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 9 mi NE of Hugoton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.283, -101.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.967, -100.867

High Wind, Ness

When
June 12, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Ness forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous power lines were blown down from a Mesoscale, non-thunderstorm wind event. Wind damage was primarily confined to the Ness City area.

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.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5152319, 5152320, 5152321, 5152322, 5152323, 5152324, 5152325.