Kansas, 1986

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 12, 1986

May 12, 1986 · NWS TOP · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

16 hail, 3 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

16 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
May 12, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.850, -95.530

Hail, Atchison

When
May 12, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.650, -95.500

Hail, Doniphan

When
May 12, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -95.080

Hail, Atchison

When
May 12, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -95.400

Hail, Jackson

When
May 12, 9:28 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.250, -95.700

Hail, Atchison

When
May 12, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.570, -95.130

Hail, Jefferson

When
May 12, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.330, -95.470

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 12, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.070, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Wallace

When
May 12, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Wallace County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.700, -101.970

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 12, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.900, -95.820

Hail, Shawnee

When
May 12, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.980, -95.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When
May 12, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.470, -101.750

Hail, Douglas

When
May 12, 10:34 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.980, -95.400

Hail, Osage

When
May 12, 11:02 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
May 12, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.830, -94.900

Hail, Johnson

When
May 12, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -94.650

Hail, Osage

When
May 12, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

Hail, Douglas

When
May 12, 11:52 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.770, -95.180

Hail, Franklin

When
May 12, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.720, -95.080

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10035087, 10035088, 10035089, 10034169, 10034382, 10034383, 10034384, 10034385, 10034386, 10034387, 10034388, 10034389, 10034390, 10034391, 10034392, 10034393, 10034394, 10034395, 10034396.