Hail, Wyandotte
- When
- May 21, 1:31 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Kansas City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.117, -94.667
Hail in Kansas, May 21, 2000
3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wyandotte
- When
- May 21, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Kansas City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 39.117, -94.667
An isolated thunderstorm tracked south-southeast across the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area. Hail from quarter to golfball size was reported, and numerous vehicles were damaged at an automobile dealership in Kansas City, Kansas.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- May 21, 2:15 PM CST to 2:33 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Overland Park
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -94.667
The same thunderstorm that produced large hail in Kansas City, KS continued south-southeast into Johnson County, tracking from Merriam across Overland Park, and into Leawood. Numerous reports of hail were received, with hail size ranging from pea size to ping-pong ball size. Large hail damaged numerous vehicles at a car dealership in Overland Park. Farther southeast, pea size hail fell continuously for several minutes, covering the ground and bringing Sunday afternoon traffic to a standstill on Interstate 435.
What these are
- 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
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- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Florida, May 21 to 22, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 21, 2000
- Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 21, 2000
- Heat in California, May 21 to 23, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, May 21, 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: 5147757, 5147664, 5147756.