Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 22, 1964

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 22, 1964
Start: 1964-04-22T14:15
End: 1964-04-22T21:40
Location: Kansas

April 22, 1964 · 35 events in 17 counties and zones

22 tornado, 8 hail, 5 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: 5
Property damage: $278,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

22 tornado, 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Rooks

When: April 22, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rooks County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.9 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.430, -99.280

Hail, Rooks

When: April 22, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rooks County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -99.280

Tornado, Stafford

When: April 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Stafford County
Rating: F3
Path length: 25.7 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.950, -98.880

Tornado, Barton

When: April 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Rating: F3
Path length: 34 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 38.270, -98.630

Hail, Allen

When: April 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.880, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: April 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Coordinates: 38.080, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: April 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.080, -97.900

Tornado, Harvey

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.920, -97.420

Tornado, Marion

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.420, -97.050

Tornado, McPherson

When: April 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.280, -97.480

Tornado, Chase

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.380, -96.620

Tornado, Morris

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.680, -96.720

Tornado, Morris

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.720, -90.680

Tornado, Morris

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.750, -96.650

Tornado, Chase

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.350, -96.650

Tornado, Chase

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.280, -96.720

Tornado, Chase

When: April 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.320, -96.680

Hail, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.280, -96.180

Hail, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.280, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Coordinates: 38.280, -96.180

Tornado, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.480, -96.150

Tornado, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 30.450, -96.120

Tornado, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 30.530, -96.080

Tornado, Lyon

When: April 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.480, -96.050

Tornado, Osage

When: April 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.670, -95.730

Tornado, Miami

When: April 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Miami County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.530, -94.850

Tornado, Franklin

When: April 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.550, -95.280

Hail, Chase

When: April 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.500, -96.780

Hail, Morris

When: April 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.780, -96.680

Hail, Morris

When: April 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.580, -96.680

Tornado, Miami

When: April 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Miami County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.580, -94.800

Tornado, Johnson

When: April 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.770, -94.850

Hail,

When: April 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.700, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: April 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 38.700, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: April 22, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.080, -95.580

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1964 Every state in 1964 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1964

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: 10025242, 10025243, 10025244, 10025245, 10025246, 10025247, 10025248, 10025249, 10025250, 10025251, 10025252, 10025253, 10025254, 10025255, 10025256, 10025257, 10025258, 10025259, 10025260, 10025261, 10025262, 10025263, 10025264, 10026116, 10026117, 10026327, 10026328, 10026329, 10026330, 10026331, 10026332, 10026333, 10026334, 10026335, 10026336.