Kansas, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 13, 1983

June 13, 1983 · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 6 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
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Finney

When
June 13, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -100.780

Hail, Gray

When
June 13, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.720, -100.480

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 13, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.070, -99.950

Hail, Pawnee

When
June 13, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.170, -99.270

Hail, Reno

When
June 13, 2:47 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.070, -97.920

Hail, Kingman

When
June 13, 2:47 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.430

Hail, Edwards

When
June 13, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -99.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 13, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Coordinates
38.020, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 13, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Coordinates
37.670, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Coordinates
37.720, -100.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When
June 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County
Coordinates
38.070, -99.950

Hail, McPherson

When
June 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.230, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Coordinates
38.170, -99.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Coordinates
37.880, -99.350

Tornado, Brown

When
June 13, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
39.770, -95.350

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.

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: 10021695, 10021696, 10021697, 10021698, 10021699, 10021700, 10021701, 10021702, 10021703, 10021704, 10021705, 10021706, 10021707, 10021708, 10021709.