Kansas, 2001

Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 17, 2001

September 17, 2001 · NWS GLD · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

13 hail, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$480,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 16, 10:48 PM MST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 10:48 PM MST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1148 PM MDT SUN SEP 16 2001

HAVE UPDATED ZONES AGAIN TO REINTRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS INTO A COUPLE
OF COUNTIES THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY CLEARED OUT OF. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
APPEAR TO HAVE REDEVELOPED ALONG A BOUNDARY STRETCHING THROUGH
SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY AND ALONG SOUTHERN CHEYENNE AND NORTHERN SHERMAN
COUNTIES IN KANSAS.

.GLD...NONE

LOCKHART

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 11:11 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1211 AM MDT MON SEP 17 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1025 PM    20 S YUMA                 CO   1.75 INCH HAIL
09/16/01   YUMA                           HAIL COVERING HIGHWAY.
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:39 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Thomas

When
September 17, 12:40 AM MST
Where
Thomas County, Colby
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.400, -101.050

Hail, Thomas

When
September 17, 1:16 AM MST to 1:21 AM MST
Where
Thomas County, Mingo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.283, -100.967

Hail, Thomas

When
September 17, 11:47 AM MST
Where
Thomas County, 10 mi S of Levant
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.233, -101.200

Hail, Thomas

When
September 17, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Thomas County, 7 mi S of Colby
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
39.300, -101.050

Hail, Thomas

When
September 17, 12:50 PM MST
Where
Thomas County, 13 mi ESE of Mingo
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.217, -100.750

Hail, Sheridan

When
September 17, 12:55 PM MST to 1:05 PM MST
Where
Sheridan County, 2 mi NE of Angelus
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.200, -100.633

Hail, Gove

When
September 17, 1:50 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Gove County, 1 mi W of Park
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$480,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.100, -100.383

Large hail and wind damaged buildings in and around Park. Windows were broken, crops were destroyed, and hail was 4 to 6 inches deep in places. Hail completely covered Interstate 70 until snow plows cleared the highway.

Hail, Gove

When
September 17, 2:30 PM MST
Where
Gove County, 16 mi NE of Gove
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.117, -100.267

Flood, Gove

When
September 17, 2:30 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
Where
Gove forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to 3 inches of rain fell from near Park to Quinter in a very short period of time. Excessive rain resulted in roads inundated, ditches overflowing, and water covering the fields across parts of Gove County.

Hail, Gove

When
September 17, 2:45 PM MST
Where
Gove County, 10 mi S of Gove
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.800, -100.483

Hail, Wallace

When
September 17, 4:20 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
Where
Wallace County, 12 mi S of Wallace
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.750, -101.583

Hail, Wichita

When
September 17, 4:30 PM MST
Where
Wichita County, 17 mi NW of Leoti
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.650, -101.567

Hail, Logan

When
September 17, 4:48 PM MST
Where
Logan County, 17 mi S of Mc Allaster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.750, -101.400

Hail, Wichita

When
September 17, 5:20 PM MST
Where
Wichita County, 8 mi SE of Leoti
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.400, -101.250

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5268444, 5268445, 5268446, 5268447, 5268448, 5268449, 5268450, 5268451, 5268452, 5268453, 5268454, 5268455, 5268456, 5268457.