Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 21, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 21, 1994
Start: 1994-04-21T12:15
End: 1994-04-21T18:10
Location: Kansas

April 21, 1994 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:13 UTC.

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Event by event

15 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barton

When: April 21, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Galatia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: April 21, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greenwood

When: April 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Thrall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greenwood

When: April 21, 3:44 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Eureka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 21, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Coffeyville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingman

When: April 21, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Norwich
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: April 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: April 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Altoona
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail also fell.

Hail, Sumner

When: April 21, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Mayfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: April 21, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Fall River
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilson

When: April 21, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Fall River
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: April 21, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingman

When: April 21, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Norwich
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: April 21, 5:13 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Anthony
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 21, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Rose Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail also fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 21, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Independence
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail also fell.

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 21, 6:09 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Independence
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: April 21, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Howard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (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: 10323092, 10325451, 10326472, 10326473, 10325999, 10326770, 10323851, 10325524, 10324568, 10323369, 10325525, 10323852, 10326771, 10326526, 10326000, 10326001, 10326002, 10323370.