Kansas, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 23, 2000

June 23, 2000 · NWS TOP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorms produced heavy rains and caused some flooding in Brown county for a time. Four to 6 inches of water was reported on some city streets in Hiawatha.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 produced heavy rains and caused some flooding in Brown county for a time. Four to 6 inches of water was reported on some city streets in Hiawatha. Several roads were closed for a time near Everest due to high water.

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:47 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
June 23, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Hiawatha
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.850, -95.533

Hail, Dickinson

When
June 23, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County, 3 mi E of Enterprise
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.900, -97.067

Hail, Nemaha

When
June 23, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County, 4 mi S of Seneca
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.783, -96.067

Flash Flood, Brown

When
June 23, 10:17 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Hiawatha
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

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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: 5149860, 5149861, 5149862, 5149863.