Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 3, 1995
Start: 1995-07-03T00:07
End: 1995-07-03T23:20
Location: Kansas

July 3, 1995 · 36 events in 24 counties and zones

28 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 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: $64,000
Crop damage: $4,000
Events: 36

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.

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Event by event

28 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Saline

When: July 3, 12:07 AM CST
Where: Saline County, Arkansas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanton

When: July 3, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, Big Bow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanton

When: July 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, Big Bow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanton

When: July 3, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, Johnson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When: July 3, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Syracuse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Thomas

When: July 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, Mingo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When: July 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Oakley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch hail also reported at 1628 CST.

Hail, Scott

When: July 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Scott City
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When: July 3, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gove

When: July 3, 5:15 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: July 3, 5:20 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)

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 3, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, Angeles
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trego

When: July 3, 6:57 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)

Hail, Saline

When: July 3, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Salina
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rush

When: July 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Rush County, McCracken
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trego

When: July 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Trego County, Ogallah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: July 3, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Hays
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Saline

When: July 3, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Salina
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Saline

When: July 3, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Salina
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 38.820, -97.600

Tornado, Saline

When: July 3, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Salina
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.500

The Salina PD reported a brief touchdown.

Hail, Barton

When: July 3, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Great Bend
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barton

When: July 3, 8:46 PM CST
Where: Barton County, Hoisington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Meade
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Plains
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Seward

When: July 3, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Seward County, Kismet
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: July 3, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Osborne
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell

When: July 3, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Burr Oak
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jewell

When: July 3, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Jewell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Osborne and Burr Oak. One tree in Burr Oak fell on a recreational trailer. Another tree fell on a house. An occupant of that home suffered glass cuts as the windows were broken. The winds destroyed five grain bins and a garage in Burr Oak. Several other buildings were damaged by the winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Westfall
Property damage: $12,000
Crop damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One tree was blown onto the top of a house and the roof was blown off of a grain elevator.

Hail, Ellsworth

When: July 3, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Salina
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When: July 3, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Salina
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rice

When: July 3, 10:15 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, Ellsworth

When: July 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Ellsworth County, Ellsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Reno

When: July 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Reno County, Turon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Barber

When: July 3, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Isabel
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pratt

When: July 3, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Pratt County, Cairo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (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.
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.
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

Every storm in Kansas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1995 Warnings in Kansas, July 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: 10325567, 10325605, 10325606, 10325607, 10326517, 10325106, 10326890, 10325666, 10324440, 10323493, 10325425, 10325096, 10326228, 10325568, 10325361, 10326229, 10323444, 10325569, 10325570, 10325571, 10323103, 10323104, 10325928, 10325929, 10324558, 10326257, 10326736, 10326737, 10326792, 10323524, 10323525, 10325160, 10323526, 10325055, 10323081, 10326346.