Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 25, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 25, 1995
Start: 1995-07-25T14:26
End: 1995-07-25T21:15
Location: Kansas

July 25, 1995 · 80 events in 24 counties and zones

64 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 79 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: $150,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Events: 80

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 Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.

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Event by event

64 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Linn

When: July 25, 2:26 PM CST
Where: Linn County, E Purdin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm dropped one inch hail just east of Purdin.

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:03 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Potwin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Potwin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:06 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:09 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:16 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Annelly
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Courthouse
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Sedgwick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Butler County, & Butler Road
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: July 25, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: July 25, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Russell
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: July 25, 4:59 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Agra
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: July 25, 5:00 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, Harvey

When: July 25, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Newton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: July 25, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: July 25, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Agra
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: July 25, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Natoma
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: July 25, 5:38 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Claudell
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When: July 25, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Bucklin
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: July 25, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Natoma
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Ford

When: July 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Bucklin
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 37.530, -99.620

Hail, Pratt

When: July 25, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Isabel
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 25, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Kechi
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barber

When: July 25, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Lake City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Ford

When: July 25, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Bucklin
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $150,000
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Russell

When: July 25, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Wilson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: July 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Fredonia
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 25, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Liberty
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, McPherson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:29 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Conway
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When: July 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Bucklin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Towanda
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Towanda
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: July 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Girard
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:35 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Conway
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:36 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Conway
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: July 25, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Arma
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 6:39 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Protection
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:39 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Conway
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:39 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, McPherson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McPherson

When: July 25, 6:40 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Milburger
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellsworth

When: July 25, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Lorraine
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellsworth

When: July 25, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Wilson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Labette

When: July 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Labette County, Dennis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Labette

When: July 25, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Labette County, Parsons
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: July 25, 6:47 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Altoona
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,Numerous large trees and power lines were downed.

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rice

When: July 25, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Rice County, Lyons
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.347, -98.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barber

When: July 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Medicine Lodge
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 25, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Hoisington
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 25, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Hoisington
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: July 25, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Plevna
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Claflin
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 25, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 25, 7:26 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Pittsburg
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stafford

When: July 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Coldwater
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, N Viola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harvey

When: July 25, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Harvey County, Halstead
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Stafford

When: July 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Stafford County, Stafford
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Elk

When: July 25, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Howard
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: July 25, 7:57 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Peabody
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 38.359, -97.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Cassoday
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Beaumont
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 25, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County, Madison
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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

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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: 10326843, 10326552, 10323931, 10326553, 10323932, 10326554, 10326555, 10323984, 10326556, 10323985, 10323986, 10326557, 10323987, 10326558, 10323988, 10323989, 10325476, 10325477, 10323990, 10323991, 10326415, 10325478, 10326559, 10326065, 10326416, 10326300, 10325401, 10323625, 10326301, 10323626, 10326348, 10323992, 10326173, 10323083, 10323627, 10325479, 10325528, 10326907, 10325883, 10325884, and more.