Kansas, 1961

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 25, 1961

June 25, 1961 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
$250
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.

Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherman

When
June 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -101.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
June 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Coordinates
39.000, -99.180

Tornado, Hodgeman

When
June 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
37.980, -100.180

Hail, Gray

When
June 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.580, -100.400

Hail, Finney

When
June 25, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -100.680

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.
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.

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: 10025723, 10025724, 10025725, 10025726, 10025727.