Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 3, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 3, 1994
Start: 1994-07-03T00:05
End: 1994-07-03T23:15
Location: Kansas

July 3, 1994 · 43 events in 24 counties and zones

31 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 43 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: $607,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Events: 43

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

31 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: July 3, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 3, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Ford County, Dodge City
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weakening thunderstorm produced damage in north east Dodge City. Skylights were blown off houses, basketball goals and fences were downed from wind estimates to 75 knots (86 mph).

Hail, Ness

When: July 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ness County, Ness City
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: July 3, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Minneola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: July 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Protection
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: July 3, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Minneola
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: July 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: July 3, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Minneola
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When: July 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Dodge City
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several incidents of large hail were reported in and around Dodge City for a fifteen minute period starting at 1710CST. There was considerable damage to roofs and automobiles.

Hail, Meade

When: July 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When: July 3, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Dodge City
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another thunderstorm produced hail damage to roofs on the outskirts of Dodge City.

Hail, Meade

When: July 3, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hodgeman

When: July 3, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: July 3, 6:19 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sherman

When: July 3, 6:19 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Kanorado
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hodgeman

When: July 3, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meade

When: July 3, 6:27 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade State Lake
Measured: 3 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When: July 3, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Weskan
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meade

When: July 3, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: July 3, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Burdett
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm producing winds to 52 knots (60 mph) caused roof damage.

Hail, Rush

When: July 3, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Rush County, Hargrave
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sherman

When: July 3, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Edson
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sherman

When: July 3, 7:26 PM CST
Where: Sherman County to Edson
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: July 3, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Plevna
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 3, 7:41 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, McDonald
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 3, 7:43 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Hoisington
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: July 3, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Schoenchen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: July 3, 7:51 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 3, 7:56 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, Colby
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gust to 60 mph also reported in Colby at 1955CST.

Hail, Ellis

When: July 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Victoria
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: July 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 3, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Scott City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: July 3, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Russell to Sprg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 3, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Sunsank
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Reno

When: July 3, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Hutchinson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: July 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pratt

When: July 3, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Pratt
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pratt

When: July 3, 9:02 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Pratt
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: July 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: July 3, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: July 3, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: July 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Tipton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: July 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (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

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: 10326246, 10323474, 10326080, 10323109, 10323188, 10323110, 10324390, 10323111, 10323475, 10325903, 10323476, 10325904, 10326586, 10324457, 10325276, 10326587, 10325905, 10325204, 10325906, 10326383, 10325352, 10325277, 10325278, 10324979, 10326359, 10323095, 10323423, 10323619, 10325013, 10323424, 10324391, 10325657, 10326876, 10323096, 10324980, 10325458, 10326278, 10326279, 10326247, 10326248, and more.