Kansas, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 23, 2000

June 23, 2000 · NWS DDC · 40 events in 10 counties and zones

18 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
40

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.

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The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.

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Event by event

18 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 4 mi S of Trego Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.833, -99.900

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 2 mi N of Trego Center
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.917, -99.900

Hail, Meade

When
June 23, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 2 mi N of Fowler
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.417, -100.200

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 5 mi S of Trego Center
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.817, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When
June 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 5 mi S of Trego Center
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.817, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When
June 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 8 mi SE of Trego Center
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.800, -99.800

Camper was overturned but there were no injuries. Location was at Cedar Bluff reservoir.

Hail, Ness

When
June 23, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 1 mi N of Ransom
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.650, -99.933

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 16 mi SE of Wakeeney
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.850, -99.667

Hail, Ness

When
June 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 4 mi N of Arnold
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.683, -100.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
June 23, 6:32 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 3 mi N of Brownell
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.667, -99.733

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 12 mi S of Trego Center
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.717, -99.900

Flash Flood, Trego

When
June 23, 6:41 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 12 mi S of Trego Center
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water flowing over highway 283.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, 7 mi W of Antonino
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.783, -99.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 7 mi NE of Mc Cracken
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.650, -99.467

Large round hay bales rolled 1/2 of a mile.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 6 mi E of Mc Cracken
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.583, -99.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 4 mi N of Mc Cracken
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.633, -99.567

Camper overturned and the tops blown out of two large trees.

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 14 mi SSE of Trego Center
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.700, -99.800

Hail, Trego

When
June 23, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 11 mi S of Trego Center
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.717, -99.900

Hail, Ness

When
June 23, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 5 mi W of Brownell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.617, -99.833

Hail, Rush

When
June 23, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Rush County, Mc Cracken
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.583, -99.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Rush County, Mc Cracken
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.583, -99.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When
June 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Lane County, Shields
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.617, -100.450

Hail, Lane

When
June 23, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Lane County, Shields
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.617, -100.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When
June 23, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Lane County, Dighton
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.483, -100.467

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Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 8 mi SW of Rush Center
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.383, -99.400

Hail, Rush

When
June 23, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 8 mi SW of Rush Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.383, -99.400

Hail, Ness

When
June 23, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 4 mi SW of Bazine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.417, -99.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When
June 23, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Rush County, 7 mi WSW of Rush Center
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.433, -99.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 23, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 2 mi E of Friend
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.267, -100.883

Flash Flood, Trego

When
June 23, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 3 mi S of Wakeeney
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water over highway 283 along Big Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When
June 23, 8:25 PM CST to 8:26 PM CST
Where
Lane County, 1 mi SE of Alamota
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.433, -100.300

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi NE of Rozel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.267, -99.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi NE of Rozel
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.267, -99.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When
June 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 5 mi NW of Jetmore
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.133, -99.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When
June 23, 8:53 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 5 mi N of Jetmore
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.150, -99.900

Hail, Ness

When
June 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 5 mi NE of Ransom
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.683, -99.867

Flash Flood, Ness

When
June 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Ness County, 5 mi NE of Ransom
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five inches of rain in 2 hours. Stock tank washed away and fields washed out along page creek.

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 23, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 6 mi SW of Rozel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.133, -99.483

Flash Flood, Trego

When
June 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 4 mi SSE of Trego Center
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six and one half inches of rain in 2 hours. Home surrounded by flowing water from page creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 23, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 18 mi ESE of Kinsley
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.817, -99.117

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.

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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: 5158349, 5158350, 5158351, 5158352, 5158353, 5158627, 5158628, 5158629, 5158630, 5158631, 5158632, 5158633, 5158634, 5158635, 5158636, 5158637, 5158638, 5158639, 5158739, 5158740, 5158741, 5158742, 5158743, 5158744, 5158745, 5158746, 5158747, 5158748, 5158749, 5158750, 5158751, 5158752, 5158753, 5158754, 5158755, 5157490, 5158756, 5157491, 5157492, 5157493.