Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 29, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 29, 1994
Start: 1994-06-29T13:39
End: 1994-06-29T20:05
Location: Kansas

June 29, 1994 · 39 events in 20 counties and zones

22 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 39 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: $174,000
Crop damage: $57,000
Events: 39

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

22 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wallace

When: June 29, 1:39 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon Sprin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds broke seven to eight inch diameter branches.

Hail, Wallace

When: June 29, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds broke seven to eight inch diameter branches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wallace

When: June 29, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon Springs
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds broke seven to eight inch diameter branches.

Hail, Wallace

When: June 29, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Wallace County, Sharon Spring
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm also tore shingles off roof.

Hail, Greeley

When: June 29, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Greeley County, Whitelaw
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: June 29, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Selkirk
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greeley

When: June 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Greeley County, Tribune
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: June 29, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Selkirk
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanton

When: June 29, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, Big Bow
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: June 29, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny

When: June 29, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rooks

When: June 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Plainville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down in Plainville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rooks

When: June 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Plainville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down in Plainville.

Hail, Rooks

When: June 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Plainville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: June 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ten power poles downed.

Hail, Stevens

When: June 29, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, Moscow
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rooks

When: June 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Plainville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: June 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Hanston
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: June 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, Offerle
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When: June 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: June 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Covert
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: June 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Covert
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: June 29, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Covert
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: June 29, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Larned
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Grain bin blown apart.

Hail, Kiowa

When: June 29, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: June 29, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, Kinsley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: June 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: June 29, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: June 29, 5:57 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Greensburg
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: June 29, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 29, 6:32 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Sylvan Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: June 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Minneapolis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: June 29, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Minneapolis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When: June 29, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Kiowa
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: June 29, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Anthony
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: June 29, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A spotter reported 60 mph winds in east Wichita.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: June 29, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Anthony
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. Winds 85 to 90 mph in Anthony knocked down trees and limbs. A long hangar at the airport was flattened damaging seven airplanes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: June 29, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Andover
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Greater than 60 mph winds were reported by the fire department in Andover. Several four inch diameter trees were uprooted in Douglass.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: June 29, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Douglass
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Greater than 60 mph winds were reported by the fire department in Andover. Several four inch diameter trees were uprooted in Douglass.

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

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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: 10325197, 10325198, 10325199, 10325200, 10326428, 10325329, 10326429, 10325330, 10325594, 10325405, 10326686, 10325256, 10325257, 10325258, 10326584, 10325700, 10325259, 10326585, 10323323, 10326827, 10326240, 10326241, 10326242, 10326382, 10326828, 10323324, 10325455, 10323244, 10326829, 10325456, 10326776, 10326307, 10326308, 10324296, 10326530, 10325759, 10326534, 10323857, 10323912.