Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 9, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 9, 1994
Start: 1994-04-09T04:29
End: 1994-04-09T22:55
Location: Kansas

April 9, 1994 · 75 events in 27 counties and zones

48 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 69 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: 10
Property damage: $7.4 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 75

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

48 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cowley

When: April 9, 4:29 AM 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, Chautauqua

When: April 9, 5:33 AM 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, Cowley

When: April 9, 6:03 AM 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, Morton

When: April 9, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Morton County, Elkhart
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When: April 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Seward County, Liberal
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Seward

When: April 9, 3:25 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Seward County, Kismet
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 1,000 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.150, -100.770

A tornado touched down 3.5 WSW of Kismet at 1535 CST and moved ENE across Highway 54 and east into Meade County where it ended at 1610 CST at a point one southeast of Meade. Speed of movement was 35 mph with total path length of 26 miles. In Seward County the tornado struck a car and mobile home 2 E of Kismet at 1540 CST. Two adults were in the car and one adult and five children were in the mobile home. All eight sustained minor injuries and the mobile home was demolished. The tornado had a maximum path width of 1,000 yards in Seward County, but expanded to a maximum width of a mile southeast of Plains in Meade County.

Hail, Meade

When: April 9, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Seward

When: April 9, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Seward County, Kismet
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meade

When: April 9, 3:41 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meade

When: April 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Kismet
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail broke windows out of house and car. Damage also done to car body by hail.

Tornado, Meade

When: April 9, 3:45 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains to Meade
Rating: F2
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 1,700 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tornado entered Meade County from Seward County at 1545 CST 4 SW of Plains and moved ENE at 35 miles an hour striking the southern part of the town of Meade at around 1600 CST. It ended one mile SE of Meade after doing extensive damage to Meade High School, power lines, and several agri-based businesses in southern Meade Township. Damage estimates were around $1.3 million.

Hail, Meade

When: April 9, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clark

When: April 9, 4:24 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Minneola
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 37.380, -100.030

A tornado touched down briefly over open range land and was apparently from the same storm that spawned the Seward and Meade County tornado. This storm moved on across central Clark County with two more brief touchdowns reported.

Hail, Harper

When: April 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Harper
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clark

When: April 9, 4:41 PM CST to 4:44 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 37.370, -99.770

Tornado touched down briefly over open range land.

Hail, Stevens

When: April 9, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, Hugoton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Clark

When: April 9, 4:52 PM CST to 4:56 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.450, -99.770

Tornado touched down briefly and passed through the Roger Giles Farmstead. House windows were broken out, farm machinery was wrecked, and the house was moved on its foundation. All but two outbuildings on the farmstead were damaged.

Hail, Barber

When: April 9, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Medicine Lodg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Kiowa

When: April 9, 5:25 PM CST to 5:28 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Greensburg
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 37.600, -99.250

Tornado touched down briefly over open farm land. This tornado was probably spawned from the same storm which tracked across Seward, Meade, and Clark Counties.

Hail, Kiowa

When: April 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Greensburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 5:31 PM 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When: April 9, 5:46 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Croft
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail of unknown size broke windshield out of car. Harper County 5 N Harper,09,1752CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Oxford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: April 9, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Attica
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were uprooted and numerous roads signs were blown down. Golf ball-size hail accompanied these strong thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Edwards

When: April 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, Belpre
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: April 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Macksville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines downed leaving Macksville without power.

Hail, Kingman

When: April 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Kingman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When: April 9, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Harper
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pratt

When: April 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Cairo
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind estimated at 60 mph reported along with the hail.

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Argonia
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Milton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When: April 9, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Cunningham
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down.

Hail, Cowley

When: April 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Atlanta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Conway Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingman

When: April 9, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Penalosa
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Reno

When: April 9, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Turon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:41 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Wellington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated at 65 mph with this storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When: April 9, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Kingman
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, West Wichita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Wellington
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 37.320, -97.470

A brief tornado took out trees just northwest of the Wellington Airport.

Hail, Sumner

When: April 9, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Plaine
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When: April 9, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Kingman County, Kingman
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were uprooted, a fence was blown through a garage, shingles were blown off a roof, and a chimney sustained damage from strong thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Cowley

When: April 9, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Udall
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: April 9, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Howard
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Burden
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: April 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Atlanta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilson

When: April 9, 7:36 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Buxton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Reno

When: April 9, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Arlington
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Colwich
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: April 9, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Moline
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita 63rd Street
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A porch was blown off a mobile home by thunderstorm winds. Golf ball-size hail was also reported in the vicinity.

Hail, Elk

When: April 9, 7:57 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Moline
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilson

When: April 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Buxton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wilson

When: April 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Howard
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: April 9, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees, overturned dumpsters, caused extensive building damage, blew the roofs off a tire shed and the County shop building, and blew down a street light. Three-quarter-inch hail accompanied the storm.

Hail, Neosho

When: April 9, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Erie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Nw Wichita
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a barn and some sheds, caused damage to homes, and blew off two garage roofs.

Hail, Butler

When: April 9, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: April 9, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Walnut
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Colwich
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 9, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Independence
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: April 9, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Eureka
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds caused damage in excess of $300,000. The damage was from Eureka to Quirva. At least 40 electric poles were blown down and numerous trees and outbuildings sustained damage.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 9, 8:53 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: April 9, 8:54 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Thayer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees.

Hail, Butler

When: April 9, 9:16 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: April 9, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, McCune
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Walnut
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large barn was destroyed near Walnut, estimated at $30,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Girard
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Telephone poles were blown down and buildings were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds in the Girard area.

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 9, 9:47 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, West Mineral
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: April 9, 9:47 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Weir
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail fell at Weir. Also, strong thunderstorm winds caused $180,000 damage to farm buildings, structures, and equipment throughout Cherokee County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: April 9, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Benton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A shed was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: April 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Iola
Measured: 95 kt (109 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds estimated over 100 mph caused extensive damage including recreational vehicles turned over, picture windows and car windows blown out, a garage was moved six inches off its foundation, uprooted trees, and destroyed three barns.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When: April 9, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Woodson County, Yates Center
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home and rolled it five times, resulting in the injury of its two occupants-a man and his teenage son. They sustained bruises and cuts. Another mobile home was destroyed. Twelve barns were destroyed, along with some outbuildings and sheds. Total damage exceeded $100,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: April 9, 10:54 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Thayer
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 9, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Cherryvale
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several buildings and downed large trees.

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.
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.

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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: 10323195, 10324009, 10323196, 10326020, 10326216, 10326217, 10325894, 10326218, 10325895, 10325896, 10325897, 10325898, 10324229, 10326523, 10324230, 10325696, 10324231, 10324290, 10326817, 10326818, 10325799, 10326271, 10325800, 10326524, 10323322, 10325496, 10326765, 10326525, 10326272, 10325801, 10325802, 10326766, 10323197, 10325803, 10326767, 10324972, 10325804, 10326768, 10325748, 10325805, and more.