Kansas, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 29, 1992

July 29, 1992 · NWS MCI · 26 events in 16 counties and zones

15 hail, 10 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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

15 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
July 29, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.000, -95.530

Hail, Rawlins

When
July 29, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.900, -100.780

Hail, Rawlins

When
July 29, 7:16 PM CST
Where
Rawlins County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.670, -100.870

Hail, Edwards

When
July 29, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 29, 6:15 PM PST
Where
Brown County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.980, -95.630

Hail, Atchison

When
July 29, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.570, -95.300

Hail, Sheridan

When
July 29, 8:16 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -100.430

Hail, Ellis

When
July 29, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -99.550

Hail, Ellis

When
July 29, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Hail, Decatur

When
July 29, 9:22 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.950, -100.350

Hail, Russell

When
July 29, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.720, -98.920

Hail, Barton

When
July 29, 9:31 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
July 29, 7:40 PM PST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.820, -100.520

Hail, Saline

When
July 29, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -97.600

Hail, Ellis

When
July 29, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -99.550

Tornado, Osborne

When
July 29, 9:49 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.200, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
July 29, 7:50 PM PST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.830, -100.180

Hail, Ellis

When
July 29, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -99.320

Hail, Riley

When
July 29, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Riley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.180, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 29, 10:30 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
39.430, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 29, 10:40 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.600, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
July 29, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Clay County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.370, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
July 29, 10:45 PM PST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.570, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth

When
July 29, 10:50 PM PST
Where
Leavenworth County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
39.320, -94.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
July 29, 11:25 PM PST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.400, -96.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When
July 29, 11:45 PM PST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.200, -96.320

What these are

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

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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: 10154616, 10154624, 10154625, 10154626, 10035277, 10154627, 10154628, 10154630, 10154631, 10154633, 10154634, 10154635, 10035278, 10154636, 10154638, 10035280, 10035279, 10154639, 10154642, 10035281, 10035282, 10035283, 10035284, 10035285, 10035286, 10035287.