Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 1, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 1, 2001
Start: 2001-09-01T16:15
End: 2001-09-01T19:15
Location: Kansas

September 1, 2001 · NWS GLD · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 1, 4:08 PM MST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 4:08 PM MST, 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
508 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2001

MADE UPDATES TO ZONES TO REFLECT MORE CLOUDS RESULTING FROM
AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF THE FA. ALSO WINDS WILL BE A
LITTLE SLOWER TO CHANGE FROM SOUTH TO WEST ACROSS FA. MADE
WIND ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. SCATTERED CONVECTION STILL EXPECTED TO
FIRE ALONG BOUNDARIES ACROSS FA BUT SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET
WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

.GLD...NONE.

LAMMERS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:14 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Thomas

When: September 1, 4:15 PM MST
Where: Thomas County, 20 mi SSW of Colby
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.133, -101.200

Quarter sized hail completely covered the ground.

Hail, Thomas

When: September 1, 4:18 PM MST
Where: Thomas County, 14 mi S of Levant
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.183, -101.200

Hail, Thomas

When: September 1, 5:46 PM MST
Where: Thomas County, 14 mi S of Colby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.200, -101.050

Hail, Thomas

When: September 1, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Thomas County, 15 mi S of Colby
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.183, -101.050

Hail, Wallace

When: September 1, 6:58 PM MST
Where: Wallace County, 7 mi N of Wallace
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 39.017, -101.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Wallace

When: September 1, 6:58 PM MST to 7:08 PM MST
Where: Wallace County, 10 mi SW of Sharon Spgs
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.783, -101.867

The strong winds uprooted trees, and moved a fertilizer tank and storage bin into a windbreak. Hail was also reported with the storm.

Hail, Logan

When: September 1, 7:15 PM MST
Where: Logan County, 7 mi WNW of Mc Allaster
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.033, -101.517

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

Every storm in Kansas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, September 2001

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: 5268340, 5268341, 5268343, 5268342, 5268344, 5268346, 5268345.