Kansas, 1970

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 19, 1970

June 19, 1970 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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
11

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

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

Hail, Butler

When
June 19, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When
June 19, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
37.700, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
June 19, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.280, -94.680

Hail, Saline

When
June 19, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When
June 19, 2:15 AM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates
38.000, -97.780

Hail, Reno

When
June 19, 2:15 AM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.000, -97.780

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 19, 2:40 AM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -97.680

Hail, Harvey

When
June 19, 2:42 AM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.080, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
June 19, 2:59 AM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
37.580, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When
June 19, 4:04 AM CST
Where
Woodson County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
37.880, -95.680

Tornado, Washington

When
June 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.700, -97.180

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10025047, 10025048, 10025049, 10025050, 10024046, 10025051, 10024047, 10024048, 10024265, 10024266, 10024267.