Kansas, 1986

Hail in Kansas, April 6, 1986

April 6, 1986 · NWS TOP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kingman

When
April 6, 8:07 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -98.430

Hail, Reno

When
April 6, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -98.020

Hail, Reno

When
April 6, 9:02 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.880, -97.780

Hail, Sedgwick

When
April 6, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -97.670

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10037217, 10037218, 10037219, 10037220.