Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 1984
Start: 1984-04-26T15:00
End: 1984-04-26T23:10
Location: Kansas

April 26, 1984 · NWS AT · 54 events in 29 counties and zones

24 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 14
Property damage: $78 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 54

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.

Event by event

24 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When: April 26, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.370, -97.270

Hail, Cowley

When: April 26, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.170, -97.130

Hail, Cowley

When: April 26, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.250, -96.980

Hail, Cowley

When: April 26, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.380, -97.120

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: April 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.200, -96.070

Hail, Butler

When: April 26, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.680, -96.980

Hail, Wabaunsee

When: April 26, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.850, -96.100

Hail, Reno

When: April 26, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.930, -97.870

Tornado, McPherson

When: April 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 38.400, -97.420

Hail, Reno

When: April 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Reno County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.930, -97.870

Hail, Lyon

When: April 26, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.550, -96.170

Hail, Wabaunsee

When: April 26, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.930, -96.230

Hail, Sedgwick

When: April 26, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.500, -97.500

Hail, Sumner

When: April 26, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.400, -97.650

Hail, Barber

When: April 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Barber County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.020, -98.550

Hail, Brown

When: April 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.850, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: April 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 37.270, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: April 26, 6:35 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Coordinates: 38.200, -97.520

Hail, McPherson

When: April 26, 6:45 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.200, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: April 26, 6:45 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Coordinates: 38.380, -97.420

Hail, Harvey

When: April 26, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.030, -97.380

Hail, Dickinson

When: April 26, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: April 26, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.970, -97.020

Hail, Harvey

When: April 26, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.050, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 26, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.480, -97.300

Hail, Marion

When: April 26, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -97.200

Tornado, Harper

When: April 26, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.180, -98.030

Hail, Dickinson

When: April 26, 7:28 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 38.320, -97.100

Tornado, Harper

When: April 26, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.330, -97.970

Tornado, Harvey

When: April 26, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 38.020, -97.650

Hail, Washington

When: April 26, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.750, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: April 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 37.070, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: April 26, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Coordinates: 37.270, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When: April 26, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.150, -96.670

Tornado, Montgomery

When: April 26, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 37.020, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: April 26, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.950, -95.770

Tornado, Shawnee

When: April 26, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.100, -95.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: April 26, 9:39 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 39.070, -95.620

Tornado, Jackson

When: April 26, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.230, -95.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: April 26, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 37.100, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39.220, -95.380

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 26, 10:02 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 1,200 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 39.400, -95.430

Tornado, Atchison

When: April 26, 10:04 PM CST
Where: Atchison County
Rating: F3
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 1,200 yd
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 39.420, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: April 26, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 38.780, -95.550

Hail, Atchison

When: April 26, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Atchison County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 39.630, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison

When: April 26, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Atchison County
Coordinates: 39.630, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: April 26, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Cowley County
Coordinates: 37.030, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: April 26, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County
Coordinates: 37.200, -96.500

Tornado, Elk

When: April 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Elk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.420, -96.330

Tornado, Doniphan

When: April 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Doniphan County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 1,200 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 39.630, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 26, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.030, -95.630

Tornado, Greenwood

When: April 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Rating: F1
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.600, -96.180

Hail, Johnson

When: April 26, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.020, -94.720

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10027196, 10027197, 10027198, 10027199, 10027200, 10027201, 10027202, 10027203, 10027204, 10027205, 10027206, 10027207, 10027208, 10027209, 10027210, 10027211, 10027212, 10027213, 10027214, 10027215, 10027216, 10027217, 10027218, 10027219, 10027220, 10027221, 10027222, 10027223, 10027224, 10027225, 10027226, 10027227, 10027228, 10027229, 10027230, 10027231, 10027232, 10027233, 10027234, 10027235, and more.