Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 7, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 7, 1994
Start: 1994-07-07T04:21
End: 1994-07-07T22:40
Location: Kansas

July 7, 1994 · 30 events in 27 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 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: 1
Property damage: $585,000
Crop damage: $56,000
Events: 30

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

24 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: July 7, 4:21 AM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: July 7, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Ft. Larned
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 7, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Lincoln
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Utility poles were blown down in town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: July 7, 5:12 AM CST to 5:40 AM CST
Where: Barton County, Galatia
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds up to 75 mph swept through Barton County with a line of thunderstorms. Sixty mph winds were reported in Galatia and a report of 75 mph winds was received from three miles north of Albert. In Great Bend, the wind knocked a large tree onto a van.

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When: July 7, 5:40 AM CST
Where: Reno County, Sylvia
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When: July 7, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Rice County, Lyons
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.347, -98.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: July 7, 6:30 AM CST
Where: McPherson County, McPherson
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A huge tree was uprooted and landed on a house in Inman. Winds of 60 miles an hour were reported six miles west of McPherson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey

When: July 7, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Harvey County, Halstead
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 7, 7:25 AM CST to 7:52 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Valley Center
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds from thunderstorms blew across Sedgwick County with the northern portion receiving the brunt of the winds. Fifty-two knots was reported in Valley Center, 58 was measured in northeast Wichita, while 52 knot winds were in southwest Wichita.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey

When: July 7, 7:27 AM CST
Where: Harvey County, Marion
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey

When: July 7, 7:32 AM CST
Where: Harvey County to 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, Saline

When: July 7, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Saline County, Salina
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 7, 7:43 AM CST to 8:02 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Whitewater
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging thunderstorms winds hit eastern Butler County with speeds around 63 miles an hour. Three miles west of Towanda a tractor-semitrailer was overturned. A twenty-three year old woman was hit in the head with a 2 by 4 as she stood on her porch. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: July 7, 8:52 AM CST
Where: Lyon County, Emporia Airport
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 7, 8:55 AM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Eureka
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffey

When: July 7, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Coffey County, Burlington
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When: July 7, 9:44 AM CST
Where: Woodson County, Yates Center
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs, power lines and a small shed were blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 7, 10:28 AM CST
Where: Allen County, Iola
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down.

Hail, Anderson

When: July 7, 10:29 AM CST
Where: Anderson County, Welda
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Neosho

When: July 7, 10:40 AM CST to 11:15 AM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extensive tree damage occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 7, 11:15 AM CST to 12:07 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Farlington
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging winds moved through the county, but the northeast received the worst. The Farlington area had the most severe damage. A barn was destroyed, a bale of hay was tossed about, a board was thrown through a truck window and trees were uprooted. Corn fields across the area sustained heavy damage.

Hail, Decatur

When: July 7, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Clayton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Norton

When: July 7, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Clayton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Norton

When: July 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Clayton
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Estimated winds up to 70 mph with two inch diameter branches broken off trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Graham

When: July 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Graham County, Hill City
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two to three inch diameter branches broken by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Sherman

When: July 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Goodland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rooks

When: July 7, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Woodston
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree branches one to two inches in diameter broken off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: July 7, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Osborne County to Covert
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)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: July 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Wauneta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Miami

When: July 7, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Miami County, New Lancaster
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.564, -94.838 (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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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: 10325459, 10326384, 10326781, 10323097, 10324981, 10325150, 10325879, 10326544, 10325762, 10326545, 10326546, 10325555, 10323914, 10325840, 10326475, 10323166, 10325532, 10324279, 10324366, 10326054, 10323234, 10323264, 10326119, 10326120, 10323506, 10325279, 10325261, 10326250, 10324072, 10325947.