Hail, Lyon
- When
- September 22, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 2 mi NW of Neosho Rapids
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.383, -96.017
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 22, 2000
Thunderstorms developed over central Kansas the afternoon of the 22nd and spread to the east and northeast into northeast Kansas during the evening hours. Many storms became severe and produced numerous reports of large hail and strong damaging winds.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed over central Kansas the afternoon of the 22nd and spread to the east and northeast into northeast Kansas during the evening hours. Many storms became severe and produced numerous reports of large hail and strong damaging winds.
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 22, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 4 mi N of Ottawa
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.667, -95.267
Hail, Nemaha
- When
- September 22, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Nemaha County, 1 mi NW of Corning
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.667, -96.050
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flood and High Wind in Georgia, September 22, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, September 22, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Michigan, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 22 to 24, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, September 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, September 2000
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: 5174099, 5174100, 5174101.