Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 17, 1974

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 17, 1974
Start: 1974-08-17T12:00
End: 1974-08-17T17:15
Location: Kansas

August 17, 1974 · 30 events in 18 counties and zones

26 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

26 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: August 17, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.820, -97.050

Hail, Marshall

When: August 17, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.680, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: August 17, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.870, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: August 17, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 39.680, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: August 17, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Coordinates: 39.180, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When: August 17, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.150, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: August 17, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.870, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: August 17, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Coordinates: 39.130, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee

When: August 17, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Coordinates: 39.050, -96.120

Hail, Wabaunsee

When: August 17, 2:09 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.080, -96.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: August 17, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 38.780, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: August 17, 2:23 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 39.070, -95.620

Hail, Morris

When: August 17, 2:31 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: August 17, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 38.950, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: August 17, 2:44 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 38.630, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: August 17, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.330, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: August 17, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 38.630, -95.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: August 17, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Coordinates: 38.350, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: August 17, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 37.620, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: August 17, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.330, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: August 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.650, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When: August 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Bourbon County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.900, -95.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: August 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 38.170, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: August 17, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Neosho County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.670, -95.480

Tornado, Rush

When: August 17, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Rush County
Rating: F1
Path length: 13.6 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 38.620, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: August 17, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 38.600, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 17, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.480, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 17, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.630, -95.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: August 17, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.650, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: August 17, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Coordinates: 38.070, -97.920

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10023405, 10023406, 10023407, 10023408, 10023409, 10023410, 10023411, 10023412, 10023413, 10023414, 10023415, 10023416, 10023417, 10023418, 10023419, 10023420, 10023421, 10023422, 10023423, 10023424, 10023425, 10023426, 10023427, 10023428, 10023429, 10023430, 10023431, 10023432, 10023433, 10023434.