Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 10, 1964

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 10, 1964
Start: 1964-07-10T15:00
End: 1964-07-10T17:30
Location: Kansas

July 10, 1964 · 13 events in 5 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Norton

When: July 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Norton County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 39.830, -99.880

Hail, Decatur

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -100.180

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -101.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County
Coordinates: 39.780, -100.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Rawlins

When: July 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County
Coordinates: 39.780, -101.000

Hail, Thomas

When: July 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Coordinates: 39.380, -101.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Coordinates: 39.380, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Coordinates: 39.380, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Rawlins

When: July 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County
Coordinates: 39.580, -100.780

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -101.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: July 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Coordinates: 39.380, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: July 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County
Coordinates: 39.500, -100.580

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: 10027025, 10027026, 10027027, 10027028, 10027029, 10027030, 10027031, 10027032, 10027033, 10027884, 10027885, 10027886, 10027887.