Kansas, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1985

June 10, 1985 · NWS AT · 19 events in 11 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

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

Hail, Finney

When
June 10, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.130, -100.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 10, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.130, -100.870

Hail, Finney

When
June 10, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.050, -100.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 10, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Coordinates
38.050, -100.870

Hail, Finney

When
June 10, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
June 10, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.880, -100.670

Hail, Gray

When
June 10, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 10, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.800, -100.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 10, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.630, -99.750

Tornado, Clark

When
June 10, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
37.230, -99.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
June 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
June 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When
June 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Coordinates
37.720, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When
June 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Coordinates
37.770, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When
June 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Coordinates
37.380, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When
June 10, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Coordinates
37.250, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
June 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
37.650, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Elk

When
June 10, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Elk County
Coordinates
37.370, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When
June 10, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua County
Coordinates
37.130, -96.180

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: 10022167, 10022168, 10022169, 10022170, 10022171, 10022172, 10022173, 10022174, 10022175, 10022176, 10022177, 10024261, 10024262, 10024263, 10024264, 10024479, 10024480, 10024481, 10024482.