Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 4, 1977

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 4, 1977
Start: 1977-08-04T00:15
End: 1977-08-04T23:10
Location: Kansas

August 4, 1977 · NWS NG · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Riley

When: August 4, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.300, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: August 4, 1:05 AM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.350, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: August 4, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Cloud County
Coordinates: 39.370, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: August 4, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Geary

When: August 4, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Geary County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 39.080, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: August 4, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Coordinates: 38.970, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When: August 4, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 39.370, -101.700

Hail, Saline

When: August 4, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.600

What these are

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.

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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: 10023841, 10023842, 10023843, 10023844, 10023845, 10023846, 10023847, 10023848.