Kansas, 1982

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 29, 1982

August 29, 1982 · NWS ATA · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
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

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ellsworth

When
August 29, 5:06 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.750, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When
August 29, 5:06 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Coordinates
38.730, -98.230

Hail, Ellsworth

When
August 29, 5:17 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -98.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When
August 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Coordinates
38.670, -98.230

Tornado, Seward

When
August 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.200, -100.750

Hail, Ellsworth

When
August 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.720, -98.150

Hail, Reno

When
August 29, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
38.150, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
August 29, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -97.430

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.
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: 10021925, 10021926, 10021927, 10021928, 10021929, 10021930, 10021931, 10021932.