Kansas, 2000

Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS EAX · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Thunderstorms that developed along a cold front in Nebraska and northern Kansas pushed southeastward, causing damaging winds in parts of northeast Kansas.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 EAX wrote it up.

Thunderstorms that developed along a cold front in Nebraska and northern Kansas pushed southeastward, causing damaging winds in parts of northeast Kansas.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Doniphan

When
June 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County, 4 mi E of Wathena
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.750, -94.867

Winds estimated at 60 mph tore some of the shingles off of a roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When
June 25, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Wyandotte County, Kansas City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.117, -94.667

Emergency managers estimated winds at 60 mph near 23rd and Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When
June 25, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Wyandotte County, Kansas City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.117, -94.667

A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
June 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County, Fairway
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.033, -94.650

Several trees, some as large as 18 inches in diameter, were downed in Fairway.

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.

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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: 5154785, 5154786, 5154787, 5154788.