Kansas, 1974

Hail in Kansas, May 25, 1974

May 25, 1974 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rice

When
May 25, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.350, -98.200

Hail, Kingman

When
May 25, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -98.130

Hail, Harper

When
May 25, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.150, -98.030

Hail, Sumner

When
May 25, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -97.400

Hail, Cowley

When
May 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -96.720

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10023661, 10023662, 10023663, 10023664, 10023665.