Kansas, 2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 11, 2000
September 11, 2000 · NWS EAX · 9 events in 4 counties and zones
Thunderstorms developed rapidly along a strong cold front in eastern Kansas. Several reports of hail and wind damage were received.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $332,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Thunderstorms developed rapidly along a strong cold front in eastern Kansas. Several reports of hail and wind damage were received.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Leavenworth
- When
- September 11, 5:55 PM CST to 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County, Leavenworth
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -94.917
Quarter to golfball size hail was reported in the city of Leavenworth.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- September 11, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 1 mi E of De Soto
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -94.950
Amateur radio operators reported 70 mph wind gusts.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- September 11, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, 1 mi E of De Soto
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -94.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte
- When
- September 11, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Kansas City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.117, -94.667
Law enforcement officials reported wind gusts over 60 mph.
Lightning, Johnson
- When
- September 11, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Lenexa
- Property damage
- $325,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning sparked a house fire which caused $325,000 in damage to the house and its contents.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- September 11, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Edgerton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -95.000
Emergency management officials reported 60 mph wind gusts along Interstate 35 near Edgerton.
Hail, Johnson
- When
- September 11, 7:33 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Edgerton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -95.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami
- When
- September 11, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County, 2 mi W of Hillsdale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.667, -94.883
Law enforcement officials reported downed trees and power lines west of Hillsdale.
Lightning, Miami
- When
- September 11, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Miami County, Paola
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.564, -94.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning downed half of a tree, which fell on a 1994 Honda, rendering the vehicle a total loss.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flood and Hail in Iowa, September 11, 2000$9.9 million · 1.75 in hail · 46 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 11 to 12, 20002 injured · $20 million · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, September 11, 2000$750,000 · 51 kt wind · 24 events
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 11, 2000$2.0 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, September 11, 2000$395,000 · 1.5 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 11, 2000$529,000 · 61 kt wind · 21 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, September 11, 2000$210,000 · 2.75 in hail · 40 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 11, 2000$231,000 · 1.75 in hail · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 11, 2000$201,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, September 11, 2000$100,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 11, 2000$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 11, 2000$100,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5158924, 5158831, 5158832, 5158834, 5158925, 5158923, 5158833, 5158835, 5158926.