Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 14, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 14, 1994
Start: 1994-04-14T20:05
End: 1994-04-14T23:45
Location: Kansas

April 14, 1994 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $51,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:03 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Allen

When: April 14, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Iola
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodson

When: April 14, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Woodson County, Neosho Falls
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: April 14, 11:12 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: April 14, 11:21 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Moline
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: April 14, 11:29 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Overland Park
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof partially off an elementary school and downed several trees.

Hail, Cowley

When: April 14, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Hooser
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allen

When: April 14, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Iola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: April 14, 11:34 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Richmond
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Anderson

When: April 14, 11:34 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Colony
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilson

When: April 14, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Buxton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, April 1994

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: 10324277, 10325531, 10324010, 10323368, 10326918, 10323201, 10324278, 10323336, 10324282, 10325523.