Kansas, 1994

Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 31, 1994

May 31, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$10,000
Events
5

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.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
May 31, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Tennis
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree branches blown down on a farmstead at Tennis, 15 N Garden City.

Hail, Franklin

When
May 31, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Ottawa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osage

When
May 31, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Osage County, Lyndon
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheyenne

When
May 31, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County, St. Francis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.786, -101.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When
May 31, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Wallace County, Weskan
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (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.

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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: 10323618, 10323337, 10326130, 10324148, 10325189.