Kansas, 1955

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 4, 1955

June 4, 1955 · 37 events in 15 counties and zones

33 tornado, 2 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
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
37

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.

Event by event

33 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Trego

When
June 4, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Trego County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.780, -99.880

Tornado, Wallace

When
June 4, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.880, -101.800

Tornado, Logan

When
June 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F0
Path length
6.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.850, -101.250

Tornado, Logan

When
June 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F0
Path length
6.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.850, -101.250

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 4, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F4
Path length
61.9 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.520, -98.530

Tornado, Smith

When
June 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.900, -98.680

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Tornado, Ford

When
June 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F4
Path length
72.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.480, -100.030

Hail, Edwards

When
June 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -99.400

Tornado, Ness

When
June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Ness County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.500, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Coordinates
38.200, -98.780

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Tornado, Stafford

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Rating
F3
Path length
6.8 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.070, -98.600

Hail, Jewell

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -98.000

Tornado, Rice

When
June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.350, -98.230

Tornado, Rice

When
June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.350, -98.230

Tornado, Ottawa

When
June 4, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.070, -97.770

Tornado, Graham

When
June 4, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Graham County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.220, -99.980

Tornado, Graham

When
June 4, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Graham County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.220, -99.980

Tornado, Rice

When
June 4, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.9 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.250, -98.420

Tornado, Clay

When
June 4, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.570, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
39.380, -97.080

Tornado, Seward

When
June 4, 10:43 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.180, -101.050

Tornado, Seward

When
June 4, 10:52 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.050, -100.830

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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: 10028529, 10028530, 10028531, 10028532, 10028533, 10028743, 10028744, 10028745, 10028746, 10028747, 10028748, 10028749, 10028750, 10028751, 10028752, 10028753, 10028754, 10028755, 10028756, 10028757, 10028758, 10028759, 10028760, 10028761, 10028762, 10028763, 10028764, 10028765, 10028766, 10028767, 10028768, 10028769, 10028770, 10028771, 10028772, 10028773, 10028774.