Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 24, 1973

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 24, 1973
Start: 1973-09-24T15:45
End: 1973-09-24T20:04
Location: Kansas

September 24, 1973 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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: 0
Property damage: $550,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When: September 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Barber County
Coordinates: 37.050, -98.430

Tornado, Chautauqua

When: September 24, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.120, -96.200

Tornado, Wilson

When: September 24, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Wilson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 20.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.430, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: September 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 37.750, -95.400

Tornado, Bourbon

When: September 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bourbon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.950, -95.050

Hail, Linn

When: September 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Linn County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.080, -94.830

Tornado, Crawford

When: September 24, 8:04 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.520, -94.870

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1973 Every state in 1973 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1973

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: 10020254, 10020255, 10020256, 10020257, 10020258, 10020259, 10020260.