Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 5, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 5, 1995
Start: 1995-08-05T16:23
End: 1995-08-05T23:05
Location: Kansas

August 5, 1995 · 41 events in 17 counties and zones

25 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 40 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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Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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 Grand Island radar (KUEX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.

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Event by event

25 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: August 5, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Gorham
Measured: 100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Marienthal
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: August 5, 4:54 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: August 5, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: August 5, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kearny

When: August 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later.

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: August 5, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Russell Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: August 5, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Susank
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gove

When: August 5, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Gove County, Grainfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 5:50 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)

Hail, Gove

When: August 5, 5:57 PM CST
Where: Gove County, Gove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: August 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Victoria
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kearny

When: August 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later.

Hail, Wichita

When: August 5, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Leoti
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kearny

When: August 5, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later.

Hail, Barton

When: August 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Stickney
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radar estimates of four inches had fallen across Northern Barton County. Local officials reported that Highway 4 near Galatia was under water. The Blood and Deception creeks also rose above bankfull.

Hail, Gove

When: August 5, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Gove County, Gove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gove

When: August 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Gove County, Quinter
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trego

When: August 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Trego County, Collyer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When: August 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Trego County, Collyer
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Trego

When: August 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Trego County, Collyer
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: August 5, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Holcomb
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rush

When: August 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Rush County, Otis
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Broken windows were reported along with power poles down, large tree limbs down and some unspecified exterior damage done to homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: August 5, 6:57 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Barton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Radar estimates of four inches had fallen across Northern Barton County. Local officials reported that Highway 4 near Galatia was under water. The Blood and Deception creeks also rose above bankfull.

Hail, Finney

When: August 5, 7:05 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)

Hail, Kearny

When: August 5, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Lakin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later.

Tornado, Finney

When: August 5, 7:13 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Holcomb
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 37.980, -101.030

Hail, Kearny

When: August 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Kearny County, Deerfield
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: August 5, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Great Bend
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: August 5, 7:31 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Barton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: August 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Larned
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: August 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Sublette
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: August 5, 9:00 PM 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: August 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, St. John
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: August 5, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Gray County, Haggard
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: August 5, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Dodge City
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: August 5, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Edwards County, Kinsley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: August 5, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1995 Warnings in Kansas, August 1995

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: 10325480, 10325426, 10325427, 10325481, 10325482, 10325483, 10326752, 10325428, 10325429, 10326892, 10323704, 10323494, 10325430, 10323495, 10323445, 10326753, 10325431, 10326754, 10323705, 10323496, 10323497, 10326230, 10326231, 10326232, 10324442, 10325362, 10323706, 10324443, 10326755, 10324444, 10326756, 10323707, 10323708, 10326392, 10326569, 10325585, 10325586, 10323646, 10323629, 10323359, and more.