Kansas, 2000

Hail in Kansas, March 15, 2000

March 15, 2000 · NWS ICT · 13 events in 4 counties and zones

13 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:07 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
March 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.700, -97.333

Occurred at K-15 and Mt. Vernon Rd. intersection.

Hail, Butler

When
March 15, 4:28 PM CST
Where
Butler County, 2 mi NE of Andover
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.733, -97.100

Hail, Butler

When
March 15, 4:28 PM CST
Where
Butler County, Andover
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.717, -97.133

Hail, Butler

When
March 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Butler County, Andover
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.717, -97.133

Hail, Harper

When
March 15, 4:55 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Bluff City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.083, -97.867

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 2 mi E of Metcalf Station
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.067, -97.767

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 5:19 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 2 mi E of Wellington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.267, -97.367

Hail, Harper

When
March 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Harper County, 5 mi E of Runnymede
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.350, -97.850

Occurred along K-2 in northeast corner of county.

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 5:31 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 6 mi W of Oxford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.283, -97.283

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 4 mi W of Oxford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.283, -97.233

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 1 mi N of Oxford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.300, -97.167

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 6:37 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, Hunnewell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.000, -97.417

Hail, Sumner

When
March 15, 6:44 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, 1 mi SW of South Haven
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.033, -97.417

What these are

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

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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: 5133219, 5132727, 5133309, 5132728, 5132729, 5132730, 5132731, 5132732, 5132735, 5132736, 5132737, 5132733, 5132734.