Kansas, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1965

May 25, 1965 · 22 events in 18 counties and zones

16 tornado, 5 hail, 1 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
9
Property damage
$658,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

16 tornado, 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Scott

When
May 25, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.450, -100.880

Hail, Decatur

When
May 25, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.580, -100.180

Hail, Sheridan

When
May 25, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -100.280

Tornado, Lane

When
May 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Lane County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.400, -100.380

Hail, Haskell

When
May 25, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -100.780

Tornado, Norton

When
May 25, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Norton County
Rating
F1
Path length
19.9 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.820, -99.870

Tornado, Pawnee

When
May 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Rating
F1
Path length
23.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.120, -99.420

Hail, Ford

When
May 25, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -100.000

Tornado, Clark

When
May 25, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
400 yd
Coordinates
37.430, -100.050

Tornado, Ford

When
May 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.900, -100.000

Tornado, Gray

When
May 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.550, -100.470

Tornado, Phillips

When
May 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.630, -99.300

Tornado, Smith

When
May 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.750, -98.830

Tornado, Smith

When
May 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.750, -98.950

Tornado, Pawnee

When
May 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.200, -99.500

Tornado, Pratt

When
May 25, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Rating
F3
Path length
11.5 mi
Path width
250 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.700, -98.780

Tornado, Stafford

When
May 25, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Rating
F3
Path length
13.8 mi
Path width
250 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.820, -98.630

Tornado, Clay

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.450, -97.130

Tornado, Ellsworth

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
38.750, -98.250

Tornado, Cheyenne

When
May 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.800, -101.670

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -101.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
May 25, 10:43 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Coordinates
37.380, -97.400

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: 10024789, 10024790, 10024791, 10024792, 10024793, 10024794, 10024795, 10024796, 10024797, 10024798, 10024799, 10024800, 10024801, 10024802, 10024803, 10024804, 10024805, 10024806, 10024807, 10024808, 10024809, 10024810.