Kansas, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, October 25, 2000

October 25, 2000 · NWS DDC · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 tornado, 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
12

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ford

When
October 25, 3:26 PM CST to 3:33 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 7 mi NNW of Ford
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.733, -99.800

Tornado was filmed and photographed by several storm chasers. Bottom of the circulation moved southwest due to rain-cooled outflow.

Hail, Ford

When
October 25, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 5 mi W of Ford
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.633, -99.833

Hail, Hodgeman

When
October 25, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 12 mi SE of Jetmore
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.967, -99.750

Hail, Hodgeman

When
October 25, 5:00 PM CST to 5:36 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 3 mi W of Hanston
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.117, -99.767

Hail lasted 36 minutes and piled 10 inches deep on the east side of the home.

Hail, Hodgeman

When
October 25, 5:00 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 4 mi NE of Hanston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.150, -99.667

Hail lasted 30 minutes.

Hail, Meade

When
October 25, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Meade
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.283, -100.333

Hail, Meade

When
October 25, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Meade
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.283, -100.333

Hail, Hodgeman

When
October 25, 5:29 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 1 mi SW of Hanston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.100, -99.733

Hail, Meade

When
October 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Meade County, 4 mi S of Fowler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.333, -100.200

Hail, Pawnee

When
October 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 1 mi W of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.183, -99.117

Hail, Pawnee

When
October 25, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 3 mi W of Larned
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.183, -99.150

Hail, Pawnee

When
October 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 4 mi NE of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.217, -99.050

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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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: 5157498, 5157499, 5157500, 5157501, 5157590, 5157591, 5157592, 5157593, 5157594, 5157595, 5157596, 5157597.