Kansas, 1979

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 22, 1979

June 22, 1979 · NWS NG · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

9 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

9 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 22, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.700, -97.330

Hail, Cloud

When
June 22, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.570, -97.670

Tornado, Ford

When
June 22, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F0
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.680, -100.000

Tornado, Ford

When
June 22, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.620, -99.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 22, 5:51 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
37.770, -99.970

Hail, Ford

When
June 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -99.630

Hail, Sumner

When
June 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -97.550

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -97.500

Hail, Sedgwick

When
June 22, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.830, -97.370

Hail, Butler

When
June 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -97.150

Hail, Marion

When
June 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.170, -97.100

Hail, Sherman

When
June 22, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -101.720

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10022813, 10022814, 10022815, 10022816, 10022817, 10022818, 10022819, 10022820, 10022821, 10022822, 10022823, 10022824.