Hail in Kansas, June 12, 2002

Name: Hail in Kansas, June 12, 2002
Start: 2002-06-12T15:50
End: 2002-06-12T17:45
Location: Kansas

June 12, 2002 · NWS DDC · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, 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: 8

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 Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 1:55 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:55 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
255 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002

...MAIN QUESTION AGAIN TODAY WILL BE CONVECTIVE INITIATION AND
MODE...

THE 12Z DIAGNOSTICS SHOW THE CLOSED UPPER LOW ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER MEANDERING ITS WAY EAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION WHILE
THE TROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT OVER MEXICO BUILDS SLOWLY
BACK TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY A MINOR
WAVE ALOFT IS VISIBLE OVER NEW MEXICO AT 16Z HEADED TOWARD
SOUTHWEST KANSAS ALONG THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM. SEVERAL MINOR
WAVES ARE ALSO EVIDENT IN THE ISOTHERMAL ANALYSIS ALOFT DIGGING EAST
AND SOUTHEAST IN THE NORTHERN BRANCH OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND
ALSO HEADED FOR THE PLAINS REGION. IN THE LOW LEVELS AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY FROM LAST NIGHTS CONVECTION EXTENDS ACROSS NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA BEFORE CURVING BACK NORTHWEST TO THE SURFACE LOW IN THE
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AREA. THE OLD POLAR FRONT WAS DRAPED
ACROSS KANSAS FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WITH 65 TO 70 DEGREE
SURFACE DEWPOINTS FOCUSING ALONG THE BOUNDARY. MODIFYING THE LATEST
KDDC SOUNDING FOR EXPECTED AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS IN
MY SOUTHEAST ZONES YIELDS AROUND 2500 J/KG OF CAPE AND VERY LITTLE
CIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WAS STREAMING BACK TO
THE WEST ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT INTO EASTERN COLORADO.

FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL LOOK FOR MID AFTERNOON
CONVECTION TO FIRE IN THE NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA REGION. THE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY IN THIS AREA SHOULD FURNISH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE AND ENHANCED INSTABILITY AS THE NEW MEXICO UPPER WAVE
ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS CONVECTION MAY BRIEFLY CLIP MY
SOUTHEAST ZONES BEFORE MOVING OFF TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
NORTHERN BRANCH ENERGY MOVING OUT OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES THIS
EVENING IS EXPECTED TO ENCOUNTER THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL
AIR IN EAST COLORADO TONIGHT DEVELOPING MULTICELL CONVECTION WHICH
WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ALONG THE ELEVATED BAROCLINIC ZONE OF THE POLAR
FRONT TONIGHT QUICKLY TRANSITIONING FROM A FEW ISOLATED STORMS INTO
AN MCS WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS ABOUT THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF MY
ZONES. AGREE WITH THE GOING FORECAST THAT GUIDANCE POPS ARE TOO LOW
AND WILL MAINTAIN HIGHER POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT MCS. PRESENTLY IT
LOOKS AS THOUGH MOST OF THE RAINFALL WILL BE SOUTH OF LAST NIGHTS
SWATH BUT WITH WEAKER MID AND UPPER TROPOSPHERIC FLOW THE STORMS
SHOULD ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE HIGH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

MODEL FORECASTS APPEAR QUITE REASONABLE WITH THEIR SYNOPTIC SCALE
FEATURES IN THE LATER PERIODS AND WILL GENERALLY USE WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT BOUNDARY LAYER FEATURES WILL PROBABLY BE VASTLY
DIFFERENT FROM THE MODELS DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF TONIGHTS CONVECTIVE
COMPLEX. IN ANY CASE, EXPECT THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND CONTINUED
LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW OF MOIST UNSTABLE AIR INTO EAST COLORADO TO
PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION AGAIN TOMORROW EVENING WHICH MAY
LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY FOR MY SOUTHWEST ZONES. BOTH
GUIDANCE AND THE GOING FORECAST LOOK A LITTLE UNDER DONE ON POPS FOR
THIS PERIOD AND WILL RAISE THEM SOME.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY AS CANADIAN AIR
BECOMES ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION WITH CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER
ABOVE. BOTH MOS AND THE GOING FORECAST TREND IN THIS DIRECTION AND
WILL NEED ONLY MINOR MODIFICATIONS.

DAYS 3-7...
WITH LARGE POS HT ANOMALIES CONTINUING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE EXTENDED MODELS SOLUTIONS OF DEVELOPING A NW
FLOW ACROSS THE PLAINS OVER THE WEEKEND STILL LOOKS REASONABLE. COOL
SFC HIGH SLIDES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE CNTL PLAINS EARLY IN THE
WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR SOME MOISTURE RETURN BY
LATE SATURDAY. WITH THIS IN MIND COMBINED WITH SEVERAL VORT LOBES
PROGGED TO MOVE ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLOW THE KEEP CHC POPS GOING IN
ACROSS THE CWA SATURDAY NIGHT.

NORTHWEST FLOW LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND SO WILL STAY
CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST AND KEEP A MENTION OF POPS GOING ON SUNDAY
AND THEN AGAIN FOR MONDAY NIGHT. FROM MONDAY NIGHT ON HOWEVER
CONFIDENCE BEGINS TO DECREASE RAPIDLY. GLOBAL AAM TENDENCY SHOWING A
DOWNWARD TREND AND WITH 2 WK VERIFICATION SCORES FALLING LIKE A ROCK
DO NOT BELIEVE THE ZONAL FLOW THE MODELS TRY TO DEVELOP OVER THE ERN
PACIFIC AND WRN CONUS TOWARDS MID WEEK WILL OCCUR. A MORE AMPLIFIED
FLOW PATTERN MAY BE CLOSER WITH A PERSISTENT TROF OVER THE ERN
PACIFIC AND A RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS. WILL THEREFORE GO
WITH HOT AND DRY WEATHER RETURNING FROM MID WEEK ON.

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DODGE CITY ZONE FORECAST.

DDC   62  79  55  76 /  70   0  30  30
GCK   61  80  54  77 /  70   0  40  40
EHA   62  76  55  74 /  80   0  60  50
LBL   63  78  56  75 /  80   0  60  50
HYS   60  77  52  78 /  30   0  20   0
P28   68  77  58  80 /  80  40  30  30

.DDC...NONE.

JOHNSON/BURGERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:35 PM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
435 PM CDT WED JUN 12 2002

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

0640 PM    8N JETMORE                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   HODGEMAN                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0725 PM    9SSE NESS CITY            KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/02   NESS                           PUBLIC REPORT.

0732 PM    10SE NESS CITY            KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/02   NESS                           PUBLIC REPORT.

0805 PM    4NE BAZINE                KS   1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   NESS                           WINDOWS BROKEN OUT.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

0815 PM    1WSW MCCRACKEN            KS   1.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   RUSH                           PUBLIC REPORT.

0830 PM    8N HUDSON                 KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0837 PM    3N SEWARD                 KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0900 PM    LIEBENTHAL                KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/02   RUSH                           SPOTTER REPORT.

0905 PM    2ESE SEWARD               KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0915 PM    8NE HUDSON                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       PUBLIC REPORT.

0915 PM    8E LARNED                 KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/02   PAWNEE                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0919 PM    SCHOENCHEN                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   ELLIS                          REPORTED BY THE FIRE
                                          DEPARTMENT.

0950 PM    5W SAINT JOHN             KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       PUBLIC REPORT.

0955 PM    3W SAINT JOHN             KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       PUBLIC REPORT.

1010 PM    SAINT JOHN                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       REPORTED BY STAFFORD
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE.

1017 PM    3SSE SAINT JOHN           KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       REPORTED BY STAFFORD
                                          COUNTY EMA.

1020 PM    STAFFORD                  KS   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       NUMEROUS 3 TO 5 INCH
                                          DIAMETER TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN.  DAMAGE TO ROOF
                                          OF RESTAURANT.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

1035 PM    4S STAFFORD               KS   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND
                                          6-7 LIGHT POLES BLOWN
                                          DOWN.  PUBLIC REPORT.

1114 PM    11NNE PRATT               KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/11/02   PRATT                          REPORTED BY PRATT
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE.

1120 PM    6S STAFFORD               KS   WIND DAMAGE
06/11/02   STAFFORD                       TWO FOOT DIAMETER
                                          TREES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          PUBLIC REPORT.

1210 AM    7WSW SHALLOW WATER        KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/12/02   SCOTT                          SPOTTER REPORT.

1230 AM    16SE SCOTT CITY           KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/02   SCOTT                          SPOTTER REPORT.

1250 AM    16SW DIGHTON              KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   LANE                           ALSO RECEIVED 80-90 MPH
                                          WINDS. PUBLIC REPORT.

1254 AM    10N GARDEN CITY           KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/12/02   FINNEY                         PUBLIC REPORT.

1259 AM    11ENE GARDEN CITY         KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/12/02   FINNEY                         ESTIMATED 80 MPH WIND
                                          GUSTS. REPORTED BY FINNEY
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE.

0115 AM    13W KALVESTA              KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   GRAY                           SPOTTER REPORT.

0128 AM    7SE KALVESTA              KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   GRAY                           SPOTTER REPORT.

0130 AM    11WNW JETMORE             KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   HODGEMAN                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0136 AM    13WSW JETMORE             KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   HODGEMAN                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0155 AM    4W JETMORE                KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   HODGEMAN                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0200 AM    3SE LARNED                KS   1.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   PAWNEE                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0207 AM    JETMORE                   KS   61 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/02   HODGEMAN                       REPORT FROM KSN
                                          WEATHERLAB.

0215 AM    3SE LARNED                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   PAWNEE                         REPORTED BY OFF DUTY
                                          POLICE OFFICER.

0220 AM    12SE JETMORE              KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   HODGEMAN                       SPOTTER REPORT.

0223 AM    1S BURDETT                KS   0.75 IN HAIL
06/12/02   PAWNEE                         REPORTED BY PAWNEE COUNTY
                                          EMA.

0225 AM    4ENE SPEARVILLE           KS   1.00 IN HAIL
06/12/02   FORD                           PUBLIC REPORT.

0300 AM    3S OFFERLE                KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   EDWARDS                        PUBLIC REPORT.

0320 AM    8SE LARNED                KS   0.88 IN HAIL
06/12/02   PAWNEE                         PUBLIC REPORT.

0230 AM    5SE LARNED                KS   WIND DAMAGE
06/12/02   PAWNEE                         A FEW 3 INCH TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN. PUBLIC REPORT.

GERARD

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:49 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Comanche

When: June 12, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 23 mi SE of Coldwater
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.033, -99.033

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 4:09 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 8 mi WNW of Hardtner
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.067, -98.783

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 3 mi SW of Medicine Lodge
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.250, -98.617

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Medicine Lodge
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.283, -98.583

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Medicine Lodge
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.283, -98.583

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 2 mi E of Medicine Lodge
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.283, -98.550

Hail, Barber

When: June 12, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Barber County, 8 mi WNW of Medicine Lodge
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.333, -98.717

Hail, Pratt

When: June 12, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, 11 mi E of Sawyer
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.500, -98.483

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, June 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: 5305911, 5305912, 5305913, 5305914, 5305915, 5305916, 5305917, 5305918.