Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1992
Start: 1992-07-15T00:00
End: 1992-07-15T22:20
Location: Kansas

July 15, 1992 · NWS GLD · 44 events in 30 counties and zones

35 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

35 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Doniphan

When: July 15, 12:00 AM PST
Where: Doniphan County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 39.750, -94.950

Hail, Finney

When: July 15, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.220, -100.420

Hail, Rush

When: July 15, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Rush County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.470, -99.430

Hail, Ness

When: July 15, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Ness County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.250, -99.900

Hail, Finney

When: July 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.250, -100.450

Hail, Pawnee

When: July 15, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.270, -99.320

Hail, Pawnee

When: July 15, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.200, -99.400

Hail, Washington

When: July 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.600, -97.000

Hail, Cloud

When: July 15, 4:03 PM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -97.450

Hail, Clay

When: July 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.280

Hail, Ford

When: July 15, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.900, -100.220

Hail, Finney

When: July 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.080, -100.870

Hail, Ottawa

When: July 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.250, -97.430

Hail, Riley

When: July 15, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.370, -96.870

Hail, Finney

When: July 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.070, -100.870

Hail, Grant

When: July 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.580, -101.370

Hail, Clay

When: July 15, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.220, -97.020

Hail, Clay

When: July 15, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.130, -97.170

Hail, Ford

When: July 15, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.600, -100.020

Hail, Kearny

When: July 15, 5:31 PM CST
Where: Kearny County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.980, -101.130

Hail, Dickinson

When: July 15, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.100, -97.120

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: July 15, 6:19 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.180, -96.450

Hail, Dickinson

When: July 15, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.080, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 15, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.120

Hail, Wabaunsee

When: July 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.070, -96.170

Hail, Saline

When: July 15, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.470

Hail, Seward

When: July 15, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.180, -100.930

Hail, Shawnee

When: July 15, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -95.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 15, 5:27 PM PST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.970, -101.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 15, 6:10 PM PST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 37.550, -99.630

Hail, Morris

When: July 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Morris County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -96.480

Hail, Johnson

When: July 15, 8:31 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.980, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: July 15, 6:32 PM PST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 37.530, -99.480

Hail, Marion

When: July 15, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.580, -97.070

Hail, Johnson

When: July 15, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.750, -94.820

Hail, Stafford

When: July 15, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Stafford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.970, -98.600

Hail, Reno

When: July 15, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.850, -98.320

Tornado, Wallace

When: July 15, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Wallace County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 38.920, -101.730

Tornado, Wallace

When: July 15, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Wallace County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 38.930, -101.670

Hail, Thomas

When: July 15, 9:33 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.150, -101.050

Hail, Logan

When: July 15, 9:38 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.080, -101.150

Hail, Chase

When: July 15, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.370, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 15, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Miami County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.570, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 15, 10:20 PM PST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 39.400, -101.130

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Kansas in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1992 Warnings in Kansas, July 1992

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: 10035253, 10157900, 10157901, 10157904, 10157907, 10157908, 10157909, 10157913, 10157914, 10157915, 10157917, 10157919, 10154554, 10154555, 10154557, 10154558, 10154561, 10154563, 10154564, 10154566, 10154567, 10154793, 10154796, 10035254, 10154797, 10154798, 10154799, 10154803, 10035255, 10035256, 10154808, 10154810, 10035257, 10154811, 10154812, 10154813, 10154815, 10035259, 10035260, 10154818, and more.