Kansas, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 12, 1992

July 12, 1992 · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.

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  • 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Decatur

When
July 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.830, -100.180

Tornado, Cloud

When
July 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.600, -97.500

Hail, Stanton

When
July 12, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -101.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When
July 12, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.520, -101.570

Hail, Wallace

When
July 12, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -101.970

Hail, Wallace

When
July 12, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -101.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
July 12, 5:12 PM PST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
37.920, -99.420

Hail, Clay

When
July 12, 7:22 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
July 12, 5:41 PM PST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.920, -99.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
July 12, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Grant County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.720, -101.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When
July 12, 6:08 PM PST
Where
Republic County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.720, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 12, 6:10 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.630, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 12, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Washington County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.680, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When
July 12, 6:27 PM PST
Where
Kearny County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
37.950, -101.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When
July 12, 6:29 PM PST
Where
Kearny County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.070, -101.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 12, 6:35 PM PST
Where
Washington County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.700, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
July 12, 6:42 PM PST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When
July 12, 7:10 PM PST
Where
Barton County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.470, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
July 12, 7:29 PM PST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.630, -96.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When
July 12, 7:30 PM PST
Where
Barton County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
38.450, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
July 12, 9:15 PM PST
Where
Ness County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
38.450, -100.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
July 12, 9:30 PM PST
Where
Ness County
Measured
76 kt (87 mph)
Coordinates
38.430, -100.250

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.
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.

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: 10156719, 10035018, 10156725, 10034167, 10156727, 10156728, 10034168, 10156729, 10035232, 10035233, 10035234, 10035235, 10035236, 10035237, 10035238, 10035239, 10035240, 10035241, 10035242, 10035243, 10035244, 10035245.