Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 2002
Start: 2002-04-27T09:27
End: 2002-04-27T16:22
Location: Kansas

April 27, 2002 · NWS GLD · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

5 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: 6

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 Apr 27, 8:12 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 8:12 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
912 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2002

RECENTLY ISSUED A ZONE UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR SHOWER COVERAGE AND
DURATION. ACCORDING TO THE 12Z ETA...SHOWERS SHOULD END BY EARLY
AFTERNOON AS THE S/WV TROF MOVES INTO CNTRL NE/CNTRL KS.

.GLD...NONE.

RUBIN

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:27 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Graham

When: April 27, 9:27 AM MST
Where: Graham County, Hill City Arpt
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.383, -99.833

Hail, Sherman

When: April 27, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Sherman County, 13 mi SW of Goodland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 39.217, -101.883

Hail, Sherman

When: April 27, 3:08 PM MST
Where: Sherman County, 11 mi SW of Goodland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 39.233, -101.867

Hail, Wallace

When: April 27, 3:21 PM MST
Where: Wallace County, 17 mi NNE of Wallace
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.150, -101.467

Hail, Logan

When: April 27, 3:22 PM MST to 4:22 PM MST
Where: Logan County, 6 mi NW of Mc Allaster
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.067, -101.483

Hail, Logan

When: April 27, 3:45 PM MST
Where: Logan County, 3 mi N of Russell Spgs
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.967, -101.167

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, April 2002

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: 5280756, 5280751, 5280752, 5280753, 5280754, 5280755.