Kansas, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, March 17, 1992

March 17, 1992 · NWS DDC · 22 events in 8 counties and zones

19 hail, 3 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
None recorded
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

19 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kiowa

When
March 17, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.670, -99.100

Tornado, Pratt

When
March 17, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
37.500, -99.000

Hail, Comanche

When
March 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -99.400

Hail, Stafford

When
March 17, 4:11 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -98.970

Tornado, Pratt

When
March 17, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
37.470, -98.900

Hail, Comanche

When
March 17, 4:17 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.330, -99.400

Hail, Comanche

When
March 17, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -99.330

Hail, Pratt

When
March 17, 4:37 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -98.920

Hail, Reno

When
March 17, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.900, -97.730

Hail, Barber

When
March 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Barber County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.250, -98.700

Hail, Pratt

When
March 17, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.530, -98.800

Hail, Harvey

When
March 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.950, -97.520

Hail, Pratt

When
March 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.450, -98.980

Hail, Barber

When
March 17, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Barber County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.400, -98.950

Hail, Comanche

When
March 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.320, -99.170

Hail, Comanche

When
March 17, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -99.120

Hail, Sedgwick

When
March 17, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -97.670

Hail, Harvey

When
March 17, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.930, -97.650

Tornado, Barber

When
March 17, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Barber County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
37.200, -98.970

Hail, Harvey

When
March 17, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.130, -97.450

Hail, Sedgwick

When
March 17, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.850, -97.670

Hail, Barber

When
March 17, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Barber County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.380, -98.920

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.

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: 10162159, 10033612, 10162162, 10162163, 10033613, 10162164, 10162165, 10162166, 10162167, 10162168, 10162169, 10162170, 10162171, 10162172, 10162173, 10162174, 10162175, 10162176, 10033614, 10162177, 10162178, 10162179.