Hail, Harper
- When
- May 24, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 6 mi SE of Duquoin
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -98.000
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 24, 2000
5 hail, 5 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 24, 4:36 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Udall
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.383, -97.117
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 24, 4:48 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Atlanta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.433, -96.767
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 24, 4:51 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 6 mi N of Winfield
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.333, -96.983
Hail, Cowley
- When
- May 24, 4:55 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 5 mi N of Winfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -96.983
Thunderstorm Wind, Elk
- When
- May 24, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Elk County, Elk Falls
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.367, -96.183
Large limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- May 24, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 2 mi NE of Hale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -95.983
Large limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 24, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 3 mi S of Elk City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.233, -95.917
Large limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 24, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Caney
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.017, -95.950
A large microwave relay tower was blown over as were several bird sanctuaries and animal cages at a nearby zoological park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 24, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Coffeyville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.033, -95.633
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
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- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 24, 2000
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24 to 25, 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: 5139893, 5139894, 5139969, 5139970, 5139971, 5139972, 5139973, 5139974, 5139976, 5139975.