Kansas, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 17, 1991

April 17, 1991 · NWS ICT · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

22 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
0
Property damage
$60
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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

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

Hail, Reno

When
April 17, 10:42 AM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.150, -98.080

Hail, Cloud

When
April 17, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -97.850

Hail, Ottawa

When
April 17, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.080, -97.770

Hail, Cloud

When
April 17, 11:52 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -97.870

Hail, Republic

When
April 17, 12:02 PM CST
Where
Republic County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -97.870

Hail, Harvey

When
April 17, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -97.350

Hail, Republic

When
April 17, 12:29 PM CST
Where
Republic County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.820, -97.630

Hail, Greenwood

When
April 17, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.120, -96.250

Hail, Marion

When
April 17, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.250, -97.350

Hail, Marion

When
April 17, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.320, -97.200

Hail, Greenwood

When
April 17, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.120, -96.270

Hail, Sumner

When
April 17, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.120, -97.550

Hail, Geary

When
April 17, 1:53 PM CST
Where
Geary County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.030, -96.830

Hail, Butler

When
April 17, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.820, -96.870

Hail, Riley

When
April 17, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Riley County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.180, -96.580

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
April 17, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.230, -96.520

Tornado, Kingman

When
April 17, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
37.470, -98.280

Tornado, Harper

When
April 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
37.300, -98.300

Hail, Johnson

When
April 17, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -94.650

Hail, Johnson

When
April 17, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -94.820

Hail, Johnson

When
April 17, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -94.650

Hail, Johnson

When
April 17, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.770, -95.000

Hail, Johnson

When
April 17, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -94.830

Hail, Cherokee

When
April 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.020, -94.730

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.

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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: 10037892, 10037893, 10037894, 10037895, 10037896, 10037897, 10037898, 10037899, 10037900, 10037901, 10037902, 10037903, 10037904, 10037905, 10037906, 10037907, 10037908, 10037909, 10037910, 10037911, 10037912, 10037913, 10037914, 10037915.