Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 16, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 16, 1994
Start: 1994-07-16T17:40
End: 1994-07-16T23:15
Location: Kansas

July 16, 1994 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 16, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Kendall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: July 16, 7:05 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, Wichita

When: July 16, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: July 16, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Wichita County to Leoti
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greeley

When: July 16, 7:26 PM CST
Where: Greeley County, Tribune
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When: July 16, 7:49 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Scott City
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: July 16, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: July 16, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Kalvesta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gove

When: July 16, 8:58 PM CST
Where: Gove County, Gove
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hodgeman

When: July 16, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: July 16, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Gorham
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (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, July 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: 10326504, 10326505, 10326506, 10325409, 10325410, 10325411, 10326431, 10325659, 10323621, 10323378, 10323418, 10326588, 10325498.