Kansas, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 15, 1992

June 15, 1992 · NWS CNK · 55 events in 14 counties and zones

40 tornado, 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
12
Property damage
$32 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
55

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

40 tornado, 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wabaunsee

When
June 15, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Wabaunsee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.750, -96.280

Tornado, Rooks

When
June 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
39.250, -99.270

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.270, -99.020

Tornado, Rooks

When
June 15, 3:28 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
39.230, -99.370

Hail, Phillips

When
June 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Phillips County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -99.050

Hail, Smith

When
June 15, 3:32 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -99.030

Tornado, Rooks

When
June 15, 3:37 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
39.320, -99.200

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.300, -99.020

Hail, Osborne

When
June 15, 4:11 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -98.700

Hail, Osborne

When
June 15, 4:17 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -98.950

Hail, Rooks

When
June 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.450, -99.030

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.770

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.770

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.680

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 5:34 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.420, -98.730

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.420, -98.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Rooks

When
June 15, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Rooks County
Measured
87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates
39.300, -99.220

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.700

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.680

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 5:56 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.380, -98.470

Tornado, Jewell

When
June 15, 5:59 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.780, -98.200

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:02 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.400, -98.400

Tornado, Jewell

When
June 15, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.900, -98.080

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -98.300

Tornado, Jewell

When
June 15, 6:09 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.780, -98.170

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F2
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.330, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When
June 15, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.320, -98.850

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F4
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.420, -98.220

Tornado, Jewell

When
June 15, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.880, -98.020

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.380, -98.230

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
73 yd
Coordinates
39.400, -98.200

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.430, -98.180

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.420, -98.200

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.420, -98.130

Tornado, Republic

When
June 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Republic County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.930, -97.830

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -98.170

Tornado, Mitchell

When
June 15, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -98.000

Tornado, Cloud

When
June 15, 7:52 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -97.900

Tornado, Cloud

When
June 15, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.400, -97.900

Hail, Cloud

When
June 15, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -97.670

Hail, Cloud

When
June 15, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.600, -97.870

Tornado, Ottawa

When
June 15, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.250, -97.770

Tornado, Ottawa

When
June 15, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F3
Path length
3 mi
Path width
800 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.280, -97.830

Tornado, McPherson

When
June 15, 9:35 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F4
Path length
6 mi
Path width
73 yd
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
38.370, -97.670

Tornado, Cloud

When
June 15, 9:37 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.370, -97.470

Tornado, McPherson

When
June 15, 9:40 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F2
Path length
7 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.550, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
June 15, 7:41 PM PST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.280, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
June 15, 8:15 PM PST
Where
Ottawa County
Coordinates
39.280, -97.770

Hail, Ottawa

When
June 15, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.250, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 15, 8:45 PM PST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.180, -98.050

Hail, Ottawa

When
June 15, 11:08 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.270, -97.750

Tornado, McPherson

When
June 15, 11:09 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.530, -97.380

Tornado, Marion

When
June 15, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F1
Path length
16 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.530, -97.350

Tornado, Dickinson

When
June 15, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.630, -97.280

Tornado, Dickinson

When
June 15, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.900, -97.250

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: 10156097, 10033653, 10033654, 10033655, 10159081, 10159082, 10033656, 10033658, 10159084, 10159087, 10159088, 10033660, 10033661, 10033662, 10033663, 10033664, 10033657, 10033665, 10033666, 10033667, 10033668, 10033669, 10033670, 10034524, 10034736, 10034737, 10033659, 10034738, 10034739, 10034740, 10034741, 10034742, 10034743, 10034744, 10034745, 10034746, 10034747, 10034749, 10034750, 10157508, and more.