Kansas, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 16 to 18, 2002

August 16 to 18, 2002 · NWS TOP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
5

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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 16, 3:10 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:10 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
410 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2002

AVN APPEARS THE MODEL OF THE MORNING. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS/TSTMS
PSBL THROUGH AROUND SR BUT WILL HANDLE WITH NOW CASTS FOR SVRL HOURS
AND UPDATE AS NECESSARY. ALL MODELS DISSIPATE OR MOVE FNT FURTHER
NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING. THIS SHOULD PUT ALL CWA IN WARM AND
STEAMY CONDITIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON. STG CDFNT APPCHS TNGT WITH LTL
UPPER SUPPORT BUT GOOD LOW LVL CONVERGENCE FOR CHC TSTMS. APPEARS
FNT WILL SWEEP THROUGH AREA ON SATURDAY GIVING CLEARING SKIES BY
LATE IN THE DAY AND SETUP FOR NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY
MORNING. AVM HINTS AT MCS ACROSS AREA...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN
COUNTIES...SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR TSTMS. NO CHGS IN THE OUTPDS
WITH ANOTHER CHC FOR TSTMS BY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES APPEAR
REASONABLE IN THE OUTPDS TOO.

.TOP...NONE

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:53 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Jackson

When
August 16, 5:55 AM CST
Where
Jackson County, 12 mi SSW of Soldier
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.367, -96.050

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
August 16, 5:56 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County, 2 mi NNE of St Clere
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.400, -96.033

Hail, Jackson

When
August 16, 6:10 AM CST
Where
Jackson County, 8 mi SSW of Soldier
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.433, -96.017

Hail, Washington

When
August 17, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Washington County, Haddam
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.850, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
August 18, 10:58 PM CST
Where
Cloud County, Jamestown
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.600, -97.867

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.

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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: 5311883, 5311884, 5311885, 5311886, 5311887.