Kansas, 1966

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 7, 1966

June 7, 1966 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

14 hail, 3 tornado, 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
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

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

Hail, Haskell

When
June 7, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -100.780

Hail, Ford

When
June 7, 6:24 AM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -99.900

Hail, Marion

When
June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -97.000

Hail, Ellsworth

When
June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.500, -98.180

Hail, Harvey

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.000, -97.400

Hail, Rice

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -98.180

Tornado, Wallace

When
June 7, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.850, -101.700

Tornado, McPherson

When
June 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.200, -97.520

Hail, McPherson

When
June 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -97.680

Hail, Ellis

When
June 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -99.280

Hail, Barton

When
June 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -98.780

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.780, -99.480

Hail, McPherson

When
June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.200, -97.400

Hail, Barton

When
June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -98.780

Hail, Russell

When
June 7, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -98.780

Hail, Barton

When
June 7, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.280, -98.780

Hail, Sherman

When
June 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -101.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When
June 7, 11:39 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates
38.280, -96.180

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10026015, 10026016, 10026017, 10026018, 10026019, 10026020, 10026021, 10026022, 10026023, 10026024, 10026025, 10026026, 10026027, 10026028, 10026029, 10026030, 10026031, 10026032.