Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 1994
Start: 1994-04-27T09:55
End: 1994-04-27T23:08
Location: Kansas

April 27, 1994 · 23 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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: $21,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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 Wichita radar (KICT), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:53 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Plaine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: April 27, 9:56 AM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 27, 9:58 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Ne Wichita
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: April 27, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Douglass
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: April 27, 10:14 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Sumner County, Argonia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: April 27, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: April 27, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Sedan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 27, 1:07 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Elk City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Caldwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 1:42 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, South Haven
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 27, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Elk City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingman

When: April 27, 2:07 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Norwich
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 27, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 27, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Arkansas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Caldwell
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, South Haven
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 27, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Paline
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 27, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Derby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 27, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Winfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 27, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: April 27, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: April 27, 11:08 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (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: 10324569, 10326541, 10325754, 10323853, 10323854, 10324570, 10325755, 10324011, 10326003, 10324571, 10324572, 10326004, 10326772, 10323202, 10323203, 10324573, 10324574, 10324575, 10325756, 10323204, 10323205, 10324012, 10324013.