Hail, Butler
- When
- June 29, 5:51 PM CST to 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 0.69 mi N of Augusta
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.690, -96.980
Nickel sized hail was accompanied by 35 to 40 mph winds.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 29 to 30, 2025
Scattered severe storms moved across central, south central and southeast Kansas during the evening of the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. These storms produced up to ping pong ball sized hail and 72 mph winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Scattered severe storms moved across central, south central and southeast Kansas during the evening of the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. These storms produced up to ping pong ball sized hail and 72 mph winds.
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Butler
- When
- June 29, 5:59 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 0.88 mi NE of Augusta
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.690, -96.970
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- June 29, 6:23 PM CST to 6:24 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 2.2 mi SSE of Derby
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 37.519, -97.262
Pictures from a Derby Fire Captain of ping pong ball sized hail were relayed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- June 29, 6:41 PM CST to 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Severy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -96.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Elk
- When
- June 29, 6:45 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Elk County, 13.76 mi WNW of Howard
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -96.500
The KSU mesonet measured a 62 mph wind gust.
Hail, Sedgwick
- When
- June 29, 6:49 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick County, 5.11 mi SSE of Derby
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.480, -97.240
Quarter to half dollar sized hail was relayed to KAKE via a picture.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- June 29, 7:45 PM CST to 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 2.49 mi WSW of Winfield
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -97.023
Report relayed by emergency management.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- June 29, 7:52 PM CST to 8:06 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, Winfield Arpt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -97.030
ASOS station at Strother Field Airport gusted from 60 mph to 69 mph for around 15 minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua
- When
- June 29, 7:55 PM CST to 7:57 PM CST
- Where
- Chautauqua County, 0.69 mi N of Peru
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.090, -96.100
A trained spotter reported four inch diameter tree limbs blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley
- When
- June 29, 7:59 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cowley County, 0.55 mi E of Arkansas City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -97.040
Emergency manager estimated 60 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- June 30, 3:40 AM CST to 3:41 AM CST
- Where
- Russell County, 0.54 mi E of (Rsl)russell Muni Ar
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -98.810
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- June 30, 3:46 AM CST to 3:47 AM CST
- Where
- Russell County, 2.34 mi NNE of Bunker Hill
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.900, -98.660
Bunker Hill Mesonet measured a 72 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1279848, 1279851, 1279849, 1279853, 1279856, 1279852, 1279855, 1279857, 1279858, 1279864, 1279859, 1279861.