Tornado and Hail in Kansas, September 11, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, September 11, 1995
Start: 1995-09-11T16:59
End: 1995-09-11T21:00
Location: Kansas

September 11, 1995 · 30 events in 20 counties and zones

20 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $10,000
Events: 30

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

20 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ness

When: September 11, 4:59 PM CST
Where: Ness County, Ness City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hodgeman

When: September 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several telephone poles were snapped in two.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: September 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several telephone poles were snapped in two.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: September 11, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Garden to City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Thomas

When: September 11, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rawlins

When: September 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, Herndon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When: September 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Lane County, Dighton
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: September 11, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Finney County, Kalvesta
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Ness

When: September 11, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Ness County, Ness City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Trego

When: September 11, 5:50 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, Decatur

When: September 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Traer
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When: September 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Satanta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: September 11, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman County, Jetmore
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stevens

When: September 11, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Stevens County, Moscow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: September 11, 6:30 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)

Tree limbs were knocked down.

Hail, Rush

When: September 11, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Rush County, Lacrosse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: September 11, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Ford County, Dodge City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: September 11, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Rozel
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inch diameter tree limbs broken.

Hail, Rooks

When: September 11, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Stockton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: September 11, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Kirwin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phillips

When: September 11, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Logan
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Phillips

When: September 11, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Logan
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: September 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: September 11, 8:06 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: September 11, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When: September 11, 8:33 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, Coldwater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: September 11, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Athol to Lebanon
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jewell

When: September 11, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Esbon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms dropped large hail over northern Kansas. A small tornado touched down briefly east of Logan.

Hail, Barber

When: September 11, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Hardtner
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When: September 11, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Barber County, Hardtner
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.229, -98.685 (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.

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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, September 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: 10326092, 10326610, 10326611, 10324445, 10325108, 10326148, 10326644, 10324446, 10326093, 10326237, 10323268, 10326570, 10326612, 10325784, 10323630, 10325363, 10323631, 10326393, 10325347, 10326194, 10326195, 10326196, 10323123, 10323124, 10324407, 10324408, 10325402, 10326739, 10323085, 10323086.