Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 13, 1986

Name: Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 13, 1986
Start: 1986-04-13T16:35
End: 1986-04-13T20:45
Location: Kansas

April 13, 1986 · NWS TOP · 32 events in 18 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

20 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Smith

When: April 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -98.780

Hail, Smith

When: April 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.780, -98.780

Hail, Jewell

When: April 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jewell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.770, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: April 13, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates: 38.870, -98.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: April 13, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Barton County
Coordinates: 38.520, -98.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: April 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.880, -98.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: April 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.520, -98.430

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 13, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.020, -98.380

Hail, Jewell

When: April 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Jewell County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.770, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Republic

When: April 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Republic County
Coordinates: 39.780, -97.880

Tornado, Republic

When: April 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Republic County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.820, -97.630

Hail, Barber

When: April 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Barber County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.280, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: April 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.550, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: April 13, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County
Coordinates: 39.320, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: April 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.120

Hail, Harper

When: April 13, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.200, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: April 13, 7:50 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Coordinates: 38.200, -97.770

Hail, Harper

When: April 13, 7:51 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.230, -98.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: April 13, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.920, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: April 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Coordinates: 38.380, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39.330, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: April 13, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Coordinates: 38.680, -97.070

Hail, Marion

When: April 13, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: April 13, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.650, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When: April 13, 8:11 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Coordinates: 38.270, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: April 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 37.230, -98.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: April 13, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Coordinates: 37.070, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: April 13, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Coordinates: 37.880, -97.220

Hail, Sumner

When: April 13, 8:36 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 37.400, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: April 13, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 37.100, -97.680

Hail, Chase

When: April 13, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.370, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 13, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 38.230, -97.020

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

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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: 10037265, 10037266, 10037267, 10037268, 10037269, 10037270, 10037271, 10037272, 10037273, 10037274, 10037275, 10037276, 10037277, 10037278, 10037279, 10037280, 10037281, 10037282, 10037283, 10033671, 10037284, 10033816, 10033817, 10033818, 10033819, 10033820, 10033821, 10033822, 10033823, 10033824, 10033825, 10033826.