Kansas, 1970

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 13, 1970

June 13, 1970 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 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
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ness

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ness County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
38.400, -99.700

Hail, Rush

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Rush County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.380, -99.280

Hail, Edwards

When
June 13, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -99.280

Hail, Ford

When
June 13, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -100.000

Tornado, Pawnee

When
June 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.130, -99.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Coordinates
37.880, -99.500

Tornado, Edwards

When
June 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Rating
F3
Path length
7.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.950, -99.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
June 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
38.880, -98.780

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: 10025020, 10025021, 10025022, 10025023, 10025024, 10025025, 10025026, 10025027.