Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 8, 1995
Start: 1995-07-08T18:17
End: 1995-07-08T21:41
Location: Kansas

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 Wichita radar (KICT), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Butler

When: July 8, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: July 8, 6:25 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, Butler

When: July 8, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 8, 7:53 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: July 8, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A bungee crane was blown over along with numerous tree limbs being blown down in the two to four inch diameter range. However, one tree limb was 10 to 12 inches in diameter.

Hail, Sumner

When: July 8, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Viola
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: July 8, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Viola
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: July 8, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Clearwater
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: July 8, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Conway Springs
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 8, 9:41 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Caldwell
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Kansas in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history 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: 10323927, 10323928, 10323929, 10326165, 10326166, 10324587, 10324588, 10326167, 10324589, 10326168.