Kansas, 2000

Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, June 13, 2000

June 13, 2000 · NWS DDC · 30 events in 5 counties and zones

26 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.

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Event by event

26 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Meade

When
June 13, 3:09 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 18 mi SE of Meade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.100, -100.100

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.600, -99.300

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.600, -99.300

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 2 mi E of Greensburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.600, -99.267

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi S of St John
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.967, -98.750

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 5 mi S of St John
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.950, -98.750

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 3 mi S of St John
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.967, -98.750

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 3:54 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 4 mi SE of St John
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.983, -98.700

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Byers
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.783, -98.867

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, Stafford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.967, -98.600

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 5 mi N of Iuka
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.800, -98.733

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 3 mi SW of Haviland
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.583, -99.133

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi W of Haviland
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.617, -99.117

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 13, 4:34 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 10 mi SW of Stafford
Rating
F0
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.867, -98.733

Tornado "skipped" much of the way with some light tree damage reported.

Hail, Stafford

When
June 13, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 5 mi E of Stafford
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.967, -98.500

Flash Flood, Kiowa

When
June 13, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi S of Haviland
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of rain in 65 minutes. Water overtopped terraces and inundated Belvidere road.

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 5:16 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 5 mi SW of Cullison
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.583, -98.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
June 13, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 7 mi NNE of Greensburg
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.700, -99.250

Five inch diameter branches broken.

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 5 mi N of Belvidere
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.517, -99.083

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Coats
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.517, -98.833

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Sawyer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.500, -98.683

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Coats
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.517, -98.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 13, 5:58 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Coats
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.517, -98.833

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 2 mi N of Coats
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.550, -98.833

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi SE of Mullinville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.567, -99.467

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 13, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 1 mi SE of Mullinville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.567, -99.467

Hail, Clark

When
June 13, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 9 mi SE of Minneola
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.333, -99.850

Hail, Clark

When
June 13, 8:07 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 11 mi NE of Ashland
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.300, -99.633

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 15 mi ENE of Pratt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.733, -98.483

Hail, Pratt

When
June 13, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 13 mi NE of Pratt
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.783, -98.567

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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.

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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: 5152326, 5152327, 5152328, 5152329, 5152330, 5152331, 5152332, 5152333, 5152334, 5152335, 5152336, 5152337, 5152338, 5152339, 5152340, 5152341, 5154206, 5154207, 5154208, 5154209, 5154210, 5154211, 5154212, 5154213, 5154214, 5154215, 5154216, 5154217, 5154218, 5154219.