Kansas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 7, 1986

April 7, 1986 · NWS DTO · 37 events in 17 counties and zones

23 hail, 12 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
$778,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
37

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

23 hail, 12 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wilson

When
April 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.700, -95.650

Hail, Neosho

When
April 7, 5:24 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -95.470

Tornado, Greenwood

When
April 7, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.050, -96.130

Hail, Lyon

When
April 7, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.320, -96.180

Hail, Shawnee

When
April 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.980, -95.600

Tornado, Greenwood

When
April 7, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Greenwood County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.050, -96.080

Tornado, Woodson

When
April 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.880, -95.680

Hail, Neosho

When
April 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.570, -95.250

Hail, Douglas

When
April 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.800, -95.230

Hail, Shawnee

When
April 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -95.520

Hail, Allen

When
April 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.750, -95.470

Tornado, Woodson

When
April 7, 6:01 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Rating
F2
Path length
14 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.950, -95.930

Hail, Woodson

When
April 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Woodson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -95.730

Hail, Douglas

When
April 7, 6:21 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.180

Hail, Morris

When
April 7, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Morris County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -96.480

Hail, Neosho

When
April 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -95.470

Tornado, Crawford

When
April 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.500, -95.020

Hail, Johnson

When
April 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.770, -95.000

Hail, Miami

When
April 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Miami County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.670, -94.850

Tornado, Cherokee

When
April 7, 6:46 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.280, -94.920

Hail, Linn

When
April 7, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.180, -94.700

Tornado, Neosho

When
April 7, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.570, -95.120

Hail, Crawford

When
April 7, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.350, -95.020

Hail, Crawford

When
April 7, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.350, -95.020

Tornado, Crawford

When
April 7, 6:56 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.570, -95.080

Hail, Douglas

When
April 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -95.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 7, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
38.630, -95.270

Hail, Miami

When
April 7, 7:07 PM CST
Where
Miami County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.570, -94.870

Hail, Neosho

When
April 7, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Neosho County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -95.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
April 7, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
37.180, -94.830

Tornado, Crawford

When
April 7, 7:19 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.350, -95.080

Tornado, Marion

When
April 7, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.320, -96.850

Tornado, Chase

When
April 7, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Chase County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.330, -96.830

Tornado, Cherokee

When
April 7, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.100, -94.630

Hail, Linn

When
April 7, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.200, -94.850

Hail, Linn

When
April 7, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.330, -95.000

Hail, Lyon

When
April 7, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Lyon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.330, -96.180

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.

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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: 10037221, 10037222, 10037223, 10037224, 10037225, 10037226, 10037227, 10037228, 10037229, 10037230, 10037231, 10037232, 10037233, 10037234, 10037235, 10037236, 10037237, 10037238, 10037239, 10037240, 10037241, 10037242, 10037243, 10037244, 10037245, 10037246, 10037247, 10037248, 10037249, 10037250, 10037251, 10037252, 10037253, 10037254, 10037255, 10037256, 10037257.