Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- June 23, 12:03 AM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, 2 mi W of Wellington
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -97.433
Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 23 to 24, 2000
28 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $298,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.
Event by event
28 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- June 23, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Russell
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -98.850
Trees and power lines downed severing power to Russell for about an hour.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- June 23, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Bunker Hill
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -98.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- June 23, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, Wilson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.817, -98.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- June 23, 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 3 mi N of Wilson
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -98.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- June 23, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County, Russell
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.883, -98.850
Anemometer blown away.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- June 23, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, 8 mi N of Claflin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -98.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- June 23, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, 3 mi NE of Wilson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -98.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 9:24 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 5 mi W of Bushton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -98.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth
- When
- June 23, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Ellsworth County, Ellsworth
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.733, -98.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 9:43 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 5 mi NW of Chase
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -98.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 5 mi N of Lyons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, 3 mi E of Chase
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Lyons
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.200
Power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- June 23, 10:14 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Little River
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -98.017
Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- June 23, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Windom
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.383, -97.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- June 23, 10:28 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, 7 mi N of Plevna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.067, -98.300
Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- June 23, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Mc Pherson
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.367, -97.667
Microburst winds swept across a 10-12 block area of North McPherson. Roofs were damaged or removed, insulation was ripped out, merchandise overturned at the garden department of a supermarket, boats and gas tanks were tossed into nearby lots and one side of a greenhouse was ripped off.
Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- June 23, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Lindsborg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.583, -97.667
Tree limbs downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- June 23, 10:54 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Partridge
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.967, -98.083
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman
- When
- June 23, 11:07 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County, Kingman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- June 23, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, Attica
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.233, -98.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- June 23, 11:46 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Wichita
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -97.333
Measured at St. Francis Hospital.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- June 23, 11:52 PM CST to June 24, 11:52 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Benton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -97.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- June 23, 11:54 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Benton
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.783, -97.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- June 23, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Valley Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 37.833, -97.367
Travel trailer blown over and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- June 24, 12:14 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Andover
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.717, -97.133
Fireworks tents blown down along Highway 54.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- June 24, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 2 mi W of Arkansas City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.067, -97.083
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 23, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, June 23 to 24, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, June 23, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 23, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, June 23, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, June 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 23, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 23, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Utah, June 23, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, June 23, 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: 5150812, 5150700, 5150702, 5150701, 5150703, 5150704, 5150705, 5150706, 5150707, 5150708, 5150709, 5150710, 5150711, 5150712, 5150713, 5150802, 5150803, 5149118, 5150804, 5150805, 5150806, 5150807, 5150808, 5150809, 5150810, 5150811, 5150813, 5149117.