Kansas, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 12, 1990

March 12, 1990 · NWS TOP · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

17 hail, 2 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
1
Property damage
$500,000
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

17 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Greenwood

When
March 12, 8:26 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.130, -96.320

Hail, Coffey

When
March 12, 9:02 PM CST
Where
Coffey County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.420, -95.850

Hail, Lyon

When
March 12, 9:04 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.370, -95.980

Hail, Lincoln

When
March 12, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.170, -98.280

Hail, Osage

When
March 12, 9:21 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.750, -95.830

Hail, Coffey

When
March 12, 9:26 PM CST
Where
Coffey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.200, -95.750

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -95.670

Hail, Jefferson

When
March 12, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.080, -95.570

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -95.830

Hail, Osage

When
March 12, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

Hail, Jackson

When
March 12, 10:17 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.400, -95.630

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 10:33 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Hail, Jackson

When
March 12, 10:37 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -95.650

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 10:48 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -95.630

Hail, Osage

When
March 12, 11:04 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.750, -95.830

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -95.870

Hail, Shawnee

When
March 12, 11:28 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.050, -95.680

Tornado, Shawnee

When
March 12, 11:49 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Rating
F1
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.000, -95.620

Tornado, Douglas

When
March 12, 11:58 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.020, -95.500

What these are

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10037643, 10037644, 10037645, 10037646, 10037647, 10037648, 10037649, 10037650, 10037651, 10037652, 10037653, 10037654, 10037655, 10037656, 10037657, 10037658, 10037659, 10037660, 10037661.