Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 25, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 25, 1994
Start: 1994-04-25T11:00
End: 1994-04-25T18:11
Location: Kansas

April 25, 1994 · 27 events in 17 counties and zones

15 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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: 1
Property damage: $271,000
Crop damage: $7,000
Events: 27

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, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barber

When: April 25, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Barber County, Sun City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: April 25, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: April 25, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Reno County, South Hutchinson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: April 25, 12:48 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Natoma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When: April 25, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Haviland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When: April 25, 12:51 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Haviland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: April 25, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Covert
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pratt

When: April 25, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Hopewell
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: April 25, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: April 25, 1:23 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Dillwyn
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: April 25, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 25, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Minneapolis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mitchell

When: April 25, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Tipton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: April 25, 2:07 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Downs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: April 25, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds blew an empty tractor semi-trailer off the road causing it to overturn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When: April 25, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Republic County, Concordia
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds blew a 40 to 50 foot section of roof off of a livestock sale barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When: April 25, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Republic County, Belleville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds blew a 40 to 50 foot section of roof off of a livestock sale barn.

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 25, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Sylvan Grove
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Sylvan Grove
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mitchell

When: April 25, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Hunter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: April 25, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Hunter
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: April 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Beloit
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds blew an empty tractor semi-trailer off the road causing it to overturn. The driver received minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: April 25, 5:14 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County, Topeka
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was uprooted and several large limbs were downed due to high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: April 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County, Topeka
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds clocked to 61 mph caused roof damage at a lumber yard in north Topeka.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Mayetta
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds estimated around 60 mph downed power lines and trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 25, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Meriden
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds estimated to 60 mph knocked down large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: April 25, 5:45 PM CST to 6:11 PM CST
Where: Brown County, Most of County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds knocked down power lines and large trees across much of Brown County.

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

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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: 10324291, 10323180, 10324974, 10326187, 10326819, 10326820, 10326188, 10326273, 10326189, 10325497, 10325379, 10326305, 10325972, 10326190, 10323147, 10325061, 10325062, 10326722, 10326774, 10325973, 10325974, 10325975, 10324628, 10324990, 10326661, 10326669, 10323759.