Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 6, 2025

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 6, 2025
Start: 2025-07-06T15:35
End: 2025-07-06T18:12
Location: Kansas

July 6, 2025 · NWS GLD · 13 events in 5 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed across portions of the area during the afternoon hours of the 6th where golf ball to three inch diameter hail was reported in Norton county. Additional hail and wind reports were recorded in Rawlins, Thomas, Logan and Graham counties.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 GLD wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 1:39 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:39 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:17 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:42 PM CST, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:01 PM CST, 34 minutes before

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The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:37 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Norton

When: July 6, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Norton County, 2.5 mi SSE of Almena
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.846, -99.684

The public relayed golf ball size hail.

Hail, Norton

When: July 6, 3:39 PM CST
Where: Norton County, 4.44 mi S of Calvert
Measured: 3 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.786, -99.759

A trained spotter reports hail up to 3 inches in diameter. Damage was reported to north facing windows.

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 6, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, 1.65 mi NNW of Blakeman
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.842, -101.134

A trained spotter reported one inch hail.

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, 4.44 mi NNW of Atwood Muni Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.885, -101.073

Quarter size hail was reported by the public.

Hail, Rawlins

When: July 6, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, 0.87 mi NE of Atwood
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.810, -101.040

Nickel size hail was reported in the town of Atwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Graham

When: July 6, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Graham County, (Hlc)hill City Muni
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.380, -99.830

Site KHLC reports 59 mph wind gust. A 55 mph wind gust was also reported 4 minutes prior.

Hail, Thomas

When: July 6, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 0.65 mi SW of Gem
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.422, -100.907

The public reported quarter size hail via MPing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 6, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 2.14 mi E of Colby
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.400, -101.010

The wind gust was reported via mesonet site KKSCOLBY59.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: July 6, 5:59 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 5.39 mi E of Mingo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 39.290, -100.870

A storm chaser estimated 60 mph wind gusts with near zero visibility in rain.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 6, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Oakley
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.130, -100.850

The wind gust was reported via Ambient Weather Station Dog_House.

Hail, Thomas

When: July 6, 6:09 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 3.01 mi ENE of Spica
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 39.240, -100.870

Chaser sent in picture of quarter sized hail, 8 miles north of Oakley.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 6, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Oakley
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.130, -100.850

A trained spotter reports 2 inch green tree limb down in Oakley.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 6, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Logan County, 0.69 mi S of Oakley Muni Arpt
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 39.110, -100.820

The AWOS named KOEL measured a 62 mph wind gust.

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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1274504, 1274505, 1274506, 1274507, 1274508, 1274509, 1274510, 1274511, 1274512, 1274513, 1274516, 1274514, 1274515.