Kansas, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 18, 1992

July 18, 1992 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jewell

When
July 18, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -98.300

Tornado, Smith

When
July 18, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.680, -98.780

Hail, Phillips

When
July 18, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.920, -99.320

Hail, Jewell

When
July 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.670, -98.350

Hail, Norton

When
July 18, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Norton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -100.000

Hail, Rooks

When
July 18, 9:48 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.530, -99.400

Hail, Graham

When
July 18, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Graham County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.530, -99.850

Hail, Phillips

When
July 18, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.670, -99.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When
July 18, 8:57 PM PST
Where
Republic County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.820, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 18, 9:20 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.600, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 18, 9:50 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
39.570, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When
July 18, 10:00 PM PST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.470, -98.950

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Kansas in 1992Every state in 1992This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Kansas, 1992Warnings 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: 10156837, 10035265, 10156842, 10156843, 10156844, 10156845, 10156846, 10156847, 10035266, 10035267, 10035268, 10035269.