Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- July 12, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Leoti
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 12, 1994
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $6,000
- Events
- 7
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kearny
- When
- July 12, 8:07 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, Lakin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Seward
- When
- July 12, 8:57 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, Liberal
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 12, 9:18 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Garden City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- July 12, 9:29 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Ensign
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- July 12, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Kensington
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- July 12, 11:31 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Smith Center
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 12, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 12, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 12, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 12, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 12, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 12, 1994
- Hail in North Dakota, July 12, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 12, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 12, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 12, 1994
More
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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: 10325406, 10326687, 10324549, 10323620, 10325395, 10325396, 10325397.