Kansas, 2001

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 1, 2001

June 1, 2001 · NWS DDC · 46 events in 12 counties and zones

41 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
46

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 2:31 AM CST, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:31 AM CST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
331 AM CDT FRI JUN 01 2001

CONVECTION STILL HOLDING ON FROM SE COLO INTO THE OK/TX PH WITH A
ROUGE SHWR LEFT OVER IN MEADE COUNTY EARLY THIS AM.  FCST PROBLEM
TODAY WILL BE WHERE WILL THE CONVECTION REFIRE AND HOW WIDESPREAD
WILL IT BE.  MODELS PICK UP ON INSTABILITY LATER TODAY AS LOW LEVELS
WARM UP AND BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE INCREASES IN RESPONSE TO RETURN
FLOW IN ADVANCE OF DEEPENING S/WV DROPPING INTO THE MIDWEST. COLD
(COOL) FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP INTO THE CWA LATE TODAY AND
OVERSPREAD THE CWA THIS EVENING.  NOT TOO TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE
THOUGH, BUT STILL SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCING TO HELP TSRA
INCREASE IN NUMBERS AND STRENGTH.  SPC HAS ENTIRE CWA IN SLIGHT RISK
TODAY. CAPES WILL BE AROUND 2000 DURING MAX HEATING AND WITH NW FLOW
ALOFT, ENOUGH INSTABILITY SHOULD CERTAINLY EXIST FOR AT LEAST A FEW
SVR.  WILL GO WITH HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE EASTERN 1/4 OF CWA FOR
TONIGHT WITH A BROADBRUSH 20 POP FOR LATER TODAY ACROSS ENTIRE AREA.

WITH LACK OF LOW LEVEL CLOUD COVER, SUN SHOULD WARM LOWER ATMOSPHERE
RATHER STEADILY TODAY SO THAT DAYTIME MAXES WILL BE SOME TWO CATS
ABOVE THURSDAYS READINGS.  GUIDANCE NUMBERS (FWC) ACTUALLY LOOK ON
TRACK.

WILL LEAVE POPS OUT FOR SATURDAY, EXCEPT FOR FAR SW AS FLOW
VEERS AGAIN IN ADVANCE OF YET ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM (THIS ONE FURTHER
SOUTH).  THINK CONVECTION IS A PRETTY GOOD BET SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
TSRA INITIALLY FIRING IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND PROPAGATING
EAST/SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN CWA.  TSRA SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING EAST
INTO REST OF CWA OVERNIGHT AS LLVL JET STRENGTHENS.

NO CHANGES IN THE EXTENDED.

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DODGE CITY ZONE FORECAST.

DDC 082/054 078/055 075 221
GCK 082/053 080/052 075 221
EHA 084/052 085/050 077 222
LBL 083/053 083/051 077 221
HYS 079/050 077/053 072 241
P28 081/058 079/057 075 241

.DDC...NONE.

HUTTON

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The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.

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Event by event

41 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 1:58 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 2 mi S of Rozel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.167, -99.400

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 2:31 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 1 mi E of Garfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.083, -99.233

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 2:41 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 7 mi SW of Larned
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.117, -99.183

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 12 mi S of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.017, -99.100

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 11 mi S of Larned
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.017, -99.100

Tornado, Edwards

When
June 1, 2:56 PM CST to 2:57 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 3 mi NE of Lewis
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.967, -99.217

Reported by three seperate storm spotters. Nothing in the area to damage.

Hail, Edwards

When
June 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, Kinsley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.917, -99.417

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 3 mi S of Zook
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.750, -100.067

Tornado, Edwards

When
June 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 2 mi NE of Belpre
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.967, -99.067

Very brief contact with the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
June 1, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 12 mi SE of Scott City
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.033, -99.083

Hail, Edwards

When
June 1, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, Belpre
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
37.833, -100.183

Hail, Stafford

When
June 1, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 2 mi S of Macksville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.733, -100.017

Hail, Lane

When
June 1, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Lane County, 14 mi S of Amy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.583, -100.017

Hail, Finney

When
June 1, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 19 mi E of Friend
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.517, -100.017

Hail, Stafford

When
June 1, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, Seward
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.517, -100.017

Hail, Gray

When
June 1, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 14 mi NNE of Cimarron
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.967, -98.967

Hail, Finney

When
June 1, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 4 mi SSW of Kalvesta
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.967, -99.067

Hail, Stafford

When
June 1, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, 1 mi E of Zenith
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.783, -100.183

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 19 mi WSW of Jetmore
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.533, -99.933

Hail, Gray

When
June 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Gray County, 9 mi NE of Cimarron
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.633, -100.183

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 5 mi NW of Larned
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.750, -98.550

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 2 mi NW of Howell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.600, -100.200

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi NW of Howell
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.650, -98.617

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 1 mi S of Rozel
Measured
90 kt (104 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.433, -99.983

Top of light pole broken off.

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 2 mi N of Dodge City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.383, -99.967

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 8 mi W of Dodge City
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
37.433, -99.967

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi W of Dodge City
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.533, -100.183

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 1, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 1 mi S of Zook
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.300, -98.433

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 3 mi N of Howell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
38.000, -99.083

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 1 mi S of Dodge City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
38.367, -100.750

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 12 mi S of Dodge City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.950, -99.100

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 16 mi S of Dodge City
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.933, -98.967

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 16 mi S of Dodge City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
38.283, -100.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County, Macksville
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.267, -100.567

Hail, Edwards

When
June 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Edwards County, 2 mi NE of Belpre
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.167, -98.800

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 5:47 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Howell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
37.983, -100.250

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 4 mi NNW of Bloom
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
38.033, -100.267

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 6:16 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 10 mi S of Howell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.950, -98.467

Hail, Pratt

When
June 1, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, Preston
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.983, -100.217

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 14 mi SW of Dodge City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.900, -100.233

Hail, Pratt

When
June 1, 6:21 PM CST
Where
Pratt County, 6 mi E of Pratt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.233, -99.167

Hail, Clark

When
June 1, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 1 mi W of Minneola
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
37.800, -100.217

Hail, Clark

When
June 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 4 mi S of Minneola
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.817, -100.217

Hail, Clark

When
June 1, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Clark County, Minneola
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.183, -99.400

Hail, Ford

When
June 1, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 17 mi S of Howell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
37.783, -100.017

Hail, Barber

When
June 1, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Barber County, 3 mi N of Sharon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.750, -100.167

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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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: 5255427, 5255428, 5255429, 5255430, 5255431, 5255635, 5255432, 5255433, 5255636, 5255434, 5255435, 5255436, 5255437, 5255438, 5255439, 5255440, 5255441, 5255496, 5255497, 5255498, 5255499, 5255500, 5255501, 5255502, 5255503, 5255504, 5255540, 5255541, 5255542, 5255543, 5255544, 5255545, 5255546, 5255547, 5255548, 5255549, 5255550, 5255551, 5255552, 5255553, and more.