Kansas, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, May 8 to 9, 2000

May 8 to 9, 2000 · NWS ICT · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
7

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 Tulsa radar (KINX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:38 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chautauqua

When
May 8, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua County, 5 mi E of Sedan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.133, -96.100

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 8, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 2 mi N of Havana
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.133, -95.950

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 8, 8:09 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 1 mi S of Independence
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.217, -95.717

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 8, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Liberty
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.150, -95.600

Hail, Labette

When
May 8, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Labette County, 6 mi SW of Parsons
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.283, -95.350

Flash Flood, Montgomery

When
May 9, 2:32 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Coffeyville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 232 AM CST, several streets and creeks flooded in and around Coffeyville. By 323 AM CST, the flooding had spread to Independence where many streets were flooded and the flooding of Sycamore Creek prompted the evacuations of all residents living along or near the creek.

Flash Flood, Labette

When
May 9, 3:13 AM CST to 12:05 PM CST
Where
Labette County, 4 mi N of Edna
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding forced the closure of Highway 101 from 313 AM CST thru 100 PM CST. At 105 PM CST, Highway 101 was reopened.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5139552, 5139553, 5139554, 5139555, 5139556, 5139557, 5139880.