Kansas, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 25, 2002

June 25, 2002 · NWS GLD · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 Jun 25, 12:25 PM MST, 8 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:25 PM MST, 8 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
125 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2002

TSTM CHANCES...TSTM TIMING AND TEMPERATURES ARE THE FORECAST
CHALLENGES.

TONIGHT...LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE SELY FLOW EXPECTED TO INITIATE TSTMS
ACROSS ERN CO...WHICH THEN WILL PROPAGATE SEWD THIS EVENING. WILL
INCLUDE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS ERN CO ZONES...DECREASING FURTHER EWRD.
STORMS MAY CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT SO WILL PUT IN A TIME
DELINEATOR.

WED...LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY APPEARS TO SET UP ACROSS THE
SRN HALF OF THE ZONES IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL INCLUDE HIGHEST POPS
ACROSS THE SRN ZONES. HIGHS SHOULD BE BACK INTO THE 90S WITH 850 TEMPS
NEAR 28C.

THU...LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE SELY FLOW SHOULD KEEP TSTMS CONFINED MOSTLY
TO THE ERN CO FTHLLS...BUT STORMS MAY DRIFT EWRD ACROSS THE ERN CO
ZONES SO WILL GO WITH LOW POPS THERE. HIGHS SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES
WARMER WITH LESS CLOUD COVER.

FRI...NON DESCRIPT UPPER FLOW PREVAILS. SELY LOW LEVEL WINDS SHOULD
KEEP TSTMS NEAR THE CO FRONT RANGE...SO WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST.

SAT-TUE...UPPER RIDGING EXPECTED TO KEEP TSTM CHANCES MINIMAL. WITH
NO APPARENT BOUNDARIES AND LIMITED MOISTURE...WILL KEEP THESE DAYS
DRY. MRF MEX GUIDANCE HIGHS LOOK TOO COOL BASED ON MRF PROGGED 850
MB TEMPERATURES.

.GLD...NONE.

RUBIN

The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 25, 9:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, St Francis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.767, -101.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When
June 25, 9:10 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 13 mi N of Goodland
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.533, -101.717

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When
June 25, 9:24 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, Bird City
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.750, -101.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When
June 25, 9:42 PM MST
Where
Sherman County, 2 mi S of Edson
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
39.300, -101.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Rawlins

When
June 25, 9:45 PM MST
Where
Rawlins County, Atwood
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.800, -101.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
June 25, 9:55 PM MST
Where
Decatur County, Oberlin
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.817, -100.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
June 25, 10:09 PM MST
Where
Decatur County, Oberlin
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.817, -100.517

Four to six-inch diameter tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When
June 25, 10:15 PM MST
Where
Thomas County, Colby
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.400, -101.050

Four inch diameter tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wallace

When
June 25, 10:20 PM MST
Where
Wallace County, Sharon Spgs
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.883, -101.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
June 25, 10:30 PM MST
Where
Logan County, Oakley
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.133, -100.850

Hail, Wallace

When
June 25, 11:15 PM MST
Where
Wallace County, 5 mi E of Wallace
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.917, -101.483

What these are

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

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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: 5305177, 5305178, 5305179, 5305180, 5305181, 5305182, 5305183, 5305184, 5305185, 5305186, 5305187.