Kansas, 2025

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 · NWS ICT · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

Two separate clusters of thunderstorms moved across portions of central and south-central Kansas during the afternoon hours of August 19. These storms produced multiple reports of large hail up to half dollar size and wind gusts up to 72 mph.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.

Two separate clusters of thunderstorms moved across portions of central and south-central Kansas during the afternoon hours of August 19. These storms produced multiple reports of large hail up to half dollar size and wind gusts up to 72 mph.

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:07 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
August 19, 2:09 PM CST to 2:10 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, 2.82 mi N of (Iab) McConnell Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.660, -97.280

This report was received via mPing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
August 19, 2:10 PM CST to 2:11 PM CST
Where
Butler County, 2.14 mi SSE of El Dorado Res
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
37.840, -96.810

This report was estimated.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
August 19, 2:16 PM CST to 2:17 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, 3.06 mi ESE of Eastborough
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.680, -97.200

Hail, Sedgwick

When
August 19, 2:18 PM CST to 2:19 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, 2.07 mi N of (Iab) McConnell Arpt
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.650, -97.270

This report was received via mPing.

Hail, Sedgwick

When
August 19, 2:28 PM CST to 2:29 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County, 1.78 mi WNW of Oaklawn
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.610, -97.330

This report was received via mPing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When
August 19, 2:44 PM CST to 2:45 PM CST
Where
Reno County, 2.97 mi SSE of Willowbrook
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.060, -97.980

This wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.

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.

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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: 1283589, 1283590, 1283591, 1283592, 1283593, 1283594.