Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 30, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 30, 1985
Start: 1985-07-30T16:45
End: 1985-07-30T20:36
Location: Kansas

July 30, 1985 · NWS AT · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: July 30, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.450, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When: July 30, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County
Coordinates: 38.730, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When: July 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Coordinates: 37.220, -100.930

Hail, Ottawa

When: July 30, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.130, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When: July 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.300, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When: July 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.100, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 30, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 39.270, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 30, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.630, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 30, 8:36 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 39.700, -97.200

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Every storm in Kansas in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history

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: 10023317, 10023318, 10023319, 10023320, 10023321, 10023322, 10023323, 10023324, 10023325.