Kansas, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 22, 1986

September 22, 1986 · NWS TOP · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 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
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

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

Hail, Nemaha

When
September 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -95.880

Tornado, Brown

When
September 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.000, -95.330

Tornado, Brown

When
September 22, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.820, -95.750

Hail, Brown

When
September 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.680, -95.430

Hail, Atchison

When
September 22, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.630, -95.350

Hail, Meade

When
September 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.420, -100.330

Hail, Brown

When
September 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -95.530

Hail, Doniphan

When
September 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -95.270

Hail, Doniphan

When
September 22, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -95.180

Hail, Rice

When
September 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.500, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
September 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Coordinates
38.580, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
September 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
39.220, -95.320

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: 10035108, 10035109, 10035110, 10035111, 10035112, 10035113, 10035114, 10035115, 10035116, 10035117, 10035118, 10035119.