Hail, Harvey
- When
- June 20, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County, Patterson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -97.650
Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 20, 2000
7 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 Wichita radar (KICT), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:38 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Harvey
- When
- June 20, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Harvey County, 3 mi SW of Patterson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.917, -97.683
Hail, Butler
- When
- June 20, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 3 mi NE of Smileyburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -96.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- June 20, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Eureka
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.817, -96.300
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- June 20, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 1 mi E of Reece
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -96.433
Hail, Butler
- When
- June 20, 4:56 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 5 mi W of Douglass
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.517, -97.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- June 20, 5:14 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Eureka
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.817, -96.300
Hail, Greenwood
- When
- June 20, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 6 mi NW of Piedmont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.683, -96.450
Hail, Butler
- When
- June 20, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 3 mi SW of Leon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -96.817
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- June 20, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Haverhill
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Haverhill Road flooded near 150th St.
Flash Flood, Greenwood
- When
- June 20, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Eureka
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 54 flooded.
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- June 20, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 12 mi N of Latham
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 400 flooded at Latham turnoff.
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- June 20, 6:41 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Leon
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Intersection of Highway 400 and Chelsea flooded.
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- June 20, 7:01 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 5 mi S of Leon
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway K-96 flooded.
Flash Flood, Cowley
- When
- June 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 2 mi E of Winfield
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 160 flooded.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 20 to 21, 2000
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: 5150697, 5150383, 5150384, 5150385, 5150386, 5150387, 5150388, 5150389, 5150390, 5150391, 5150392, 5150695, 5150696, 5150698, 5150699.