Kansas, 1979

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 21, 1979

June 21, 1979 · NWS T · 16 events in 12 counties and zones

11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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
16

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

11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bourbon

When
June 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.830, -94.700

Hail, Sumner

When
June 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -97.400

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 21, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.670, -97.580

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 21, 7:16 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.830, -97.370

Hail, Cloud

When
June 21, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -97.870

Hail, Ellsworth

When
June 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -98.230

Hail, Reno

When
June 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.100, -97.920

Hail, Rice

When
June 21, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.520, -98.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Geary

When
June 21, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Geary County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.170, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Geary

When
June 21, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Geary County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
39.050, -96.770

Hail, Kingman

When
June 21, 10:08 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
June 21, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Coordinates
39.130, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
June 21, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
38.800, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
June 21, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
39.850, -95.530

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 21, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.770, -97.470

Hail, Saline

When
June 21, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1 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.

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: 10022797, 10022798, 10022799, 10022800, 10022801, 10022802, 10022803, 10022804, 10022805, 10022806, 10022807, 10022808, 10022809, 10022810, 10022811, 10022812.