Kansas, 1977

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 18, 1977

June 18, 1977 · NWS NG · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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
$25,000
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

4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 18, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.930, -101.550

Hail, Stevens

When
June 18, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Stevens County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.180, -101.350

Hail, Wilson

When
June 18, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Wilson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.530, -95.820

Tornado, Cherokee

When
June 18, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.300, -94.770

Hail, Osage

When
June 18, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

What these are

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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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: 10022721, 10022722, 10022723, 10022724, 10022725.