Kansas, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11, 2002

June 11, 2002 · NWS TOP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 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 Jun 11, 12:36 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 12:36 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
136 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002

RAIN THREAT AND TEMPERATURES ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS.

ENVIRONMENT IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE SO POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS STILL EXISTS.  WILL RETAIN THIS ASPECT IN NEW FORECAST
PACKAGE. CONVECTIVE THREAT CONTINUES WITH MOIST UNSTABLE AIR IN THE
AREA ALONG WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY TO ASSIST WITH FORCING THROUGH
WEDSNESDAY NIGHT.  SPC ALSO OUTLOOKS CWA FOR SLIGHT RISK SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WILL GO DRY FROM THURSDAY ON EXCEPT HAVE INCERTED THUNDERSTORMS BACK
IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AS NORTHWEST FLOW EVENTS COULD
TRANSPIRE.

ON TEMPERATURES...HAVE GONE WITH A BLEND OF LATEST GUIDANCE WITH
CURRENT FORECAST TOPPED OFF WITH TREND TOWARD CONSISTENCY WITH
SURROUNDING OFFICES.

.TOP...NONE

LWS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:09 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
509 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002

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

0452 PM    4 N ADA                   KS    .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/02   OTTAWA                          PUBLIC REPORTED DIME
                                           SIZE HAIL
Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:16 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002

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

0513 PM    1 NNE GLASCO              KS    .88 INCH HAIL
06/11/02   CLOUD                           PUBLIC REPORTED NICKEL
                                           SIZE HAIL
Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:45 PM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
545 PM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002

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

0530 PM    8 ESE CONCORDIA           KS    1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/02   CLOUD

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:44 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Geary

When
June 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Geary County, 4 mi ESE of Junction City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.017, -96.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When
June 11, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Riley County, 2 mi NE of Ogden
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.133, -96.683

Hail, Washington

When
June 11, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 9 mi N of Morrowville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.983, -97.167

Hail, Wabaunsee

When
June 11, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Wabaunsee County, 7 mi E of Alta Vista
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.867, -96.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee

When
June 11, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Wabaunsee County, 13 mi S of Alma
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.833, -96.283

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

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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: 5298390, 5298391, 5298392, 5298393, 5298394.