Kansas, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 9, 1969

July 9, 1969 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail, 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
4
Property damage
$500,000
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

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
July 9, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Coordinates
38.500, -100.900

Hail, Lane

When
July 9, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Lane County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.500, -100.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When
July 9, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Lane County
Coordinates
38.500, -100.500

Hail, Washington

When
July 9, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -97.280

Tornado, Lane

When
July 9, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Lane County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
38.520, -100.300

Tornado, Riley

When
July 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Riley County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.150, -96.730

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
July 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.000, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
July 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.000, -95.400

Tornado, Douglas

When
July 9, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.950, -95.100

Tornado, Johnson

When
July 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.970, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
July 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
38.880, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
July 9, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
July 9, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.880, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
July 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates
39.000, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
July 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
38.780, -94.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When
July 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Wyandotte County
Coordinates
39.080, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
July 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Coordinates
38.780, -94.900

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10021154, 10021155, 10021156, 10021157, 10021158, 10021159, 10021160, 10021161, 10021162, 10021163, 10021164, 10021165, 10021166, 10021167, 10021168, 10021169, 10021170, 10021171.