Hail — Barton, Kansas

2000-06-29 · near Great Bend, Barton, Kansas

Event narrative

The baseball-sized hail caused widespread damage to approximately 8,000 residences, 400 businesses and 2,500 vehicles. Damage included smashed windows, roofs, siding and air conditioners. Among the vehicles damaged were those of the Barton County Sheriff's Department in which nearly all of the windows were smashed. Crop damage was major to alfalfa, sorghum, corn and soybeans with 18 to 20 percent of these crops destroyed. All reported injuries were minor. Area newspapers contributed to this report.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5149494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.