Kansas, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, November 29, 1975

November 29, 1975 · 27 events in 19 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
November 29, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.670, -97.800

Hail, Shawnee

When
November 29, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
November 29, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Hail, Douglas

When
November 29, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.020, -95.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
November 29, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
39.070, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When
November 29, 1:23 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.070, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When
November 29, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Coordinates
38.330, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When
November 29, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Coordinates
37.450, -98.080

Hail, Kingman

When
November 29, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.470, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When
November 29, 1:46 PM CST
Where
Riley County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
39.150, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
November 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Coordinates
37.370, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
November 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.270, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
November 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Coordinates
37.670, -97.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
November 29, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Coordinates
37.700, -97.330

Tornado, Harvey

When
November 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.000, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When
November 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Coordinates
37.330, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
November 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
37.670, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee

When
November 29, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Wabaunsee County
Coordinates
39.050, -96.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When
November 29, 3:29 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.330, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
November 29, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
39.330, -95.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
November 29, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.950, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
November 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
38.500, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When
November 29, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
37.670, -95.480

Hail, Johnson

When
November 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When
November 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Miami County
Coordinates
38.570, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When
November 29, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.080, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When
November 29, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Coordinates
37.280, -97.900

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.

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: 10022355, 10022356, 10022357, 10022358, 10022359, 10022360, 10022361, 10022362, 10022363, 10022364, 10022365, 10022366, 10022367, 10022368, 10022369, 10022370, 10022371, 10022372, 10022373, 10022374, 10022375, 10022376, 10022377, 10022378, 10022379, 10022380, 10022381.