Kansas, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 15, 1990

June 15, 1990 · NWS TOP · 21 events in 12 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 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
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When
June 15, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.880, -96.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
June 15, 8:48 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.200, -96.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
June 15, 9:20 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.100, -95.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
June 15, 9:23 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
June 15, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
June 15, 10:04 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
June 15, 10:23 AM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.920, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
June 15, 10:27 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

Tornado, Lane

When
June 15, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Lane County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
38.480, -100.620

Hail, Ness

When
June 15, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Ness County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.630, -99.930

Hail, Ellis

When
June 15, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -99.500

Hail, Ellis

When
June 15, 5:09 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
June 15, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.670, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
June 15, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.880, -98.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
June 15, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates
38.870, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
June 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
38.930, -98.550

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.300, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When
June 15, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.820, -98.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 15, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
39.000, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 15, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.030, -98.150

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.350, -98.180

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: 10036713, 10036714, 10037569, 10037570, 10037783, 10037784, 10037785, 10037786, 10037787, 10037788, 10037789, 10037790, 10037791, 10037792, 10037793, 10037794, 10037795, 10037796, 10037797, 10037798, 10037799.