Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 11, 8:51 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 7 mi E of Williamstown
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.067, -95.200
Winds of 85 mph blew large trees over east of Williamstown.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 11, 2000
Thunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas during the early evening of the 11th and became severe with numerous reports of large hail. Wind damage was also reported in some areas.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 developed over northeast Kansas during the early evening of the 11th and became severe with numerous reports of large hail. Wind damage was also reported in some areas. The storms also spawned two tornadoes (listed above).
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:51 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- May 11, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, 4 mi N of Wamego
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -96.317
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 11, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 9 mi NNW of Delia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -96.033
Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- May 11, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, Emmett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -96.050
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 11, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 9 mi NNW of Delia
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -96.033
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 11, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 11 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, May 11, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 11 to 12, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flood in Iowa, May 11, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 11 to 12, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 11, 2000
- High Surf in California, May 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail in Iowa, May 11, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, May 11, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 11, 2000
- Hail in Iowa, May 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 2000
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: 5142982, 5142978, 5142979, 5142980, 5142981.