Hail, Stafford
- When
- July 17, 12:18 AM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, St. John
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 17, 1994
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Reno
- When
- July 17, 12:30 AM CST to 1:04 AM CST
- Where
- Reno County, Sylvia to Hutchinson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A path of tree damage extended from Sylvia to Hutchinson.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey
- When
- July 17, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Harvey County, Newton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick
- When
- July 17, 1:50 AM CST to 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, Wichita
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
As a line of thunderstorms passed through the area from the northwest, strong winds to 65 miles an hour caused tree damage in Wichita.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- July 17, 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Douglas
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An eight inch diameter tree was blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 17, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Marion
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.359, -97.097 (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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 17, 1994
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- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1994
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 17, 1994
- Hail in Wyoming, July 17, 1994
- Hail in Nebraska, July 17, 1994
- Hail in New Mexico, July 17, 1994
- Hail in Colorado, July 17, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 17, 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: 10325499, 10324982, 10326547, 10325763, 10323915, 10325853.