Tornado, Kingman
- When
- April 20, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Kingman County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 41.3 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -97.920
Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 20, 1974
10 hail, 5 tornado, 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $75,000
- 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
10 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Harper
- When
- April 20, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Harper County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -98.250
Hail, Pratt
- When
- April 20, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pratt County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -98.730
Hail, Kingman
- When
- April 20, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingman County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.120
Hail, Harper
- When
- April 20, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Harper County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -98.020
Hail, Reno
- When
- April 20, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Reno County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.950, -98.200
Hail, Rice
- When
- April 20, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -98.200
Tornado, Rawlins
- When
- April 20, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.120, -98.180
Hail, McPherson
- When
- April 20, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -97.830
Tornado, Rice
- When
- April 20, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 14 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.130, -98.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Saline
- When
- April 20, 3:34 PM CST
- Where
- Saline County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -97.650
Tornado, Anderson
- When
- April 20, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -95.230
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- April 20, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -94.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Riley
- When
- April 20, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Riley County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -96.670
Hail, Wabaunsee
- When
- April 20, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -96.170
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 20, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -95.970
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 20, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -95.750
Hail, Atchison
- When
- April 20, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -95.400
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 20, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1974
- Tornado in Texas, April 20, 1974
- Tornado in South Dakota, April 20, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 20, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 20, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 20, 1974
More
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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: 10021344, 10021345, 10021346, 10021347, 10021348, 10021349, 10021350, 10021351, 10021352, 10021353, 10021354, 10021355, 10021356, 10021357, 10021358, 10021359, 10021360, 10021361.