Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- August 18, 12:27 AM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.870, -98.820
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 18, 1987
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- August 18, 12:32 AM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.930, -98.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Atchison
- When
- August 18, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Atchison County
- Coordinates
- 39.570, -95.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth
- When
- August 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth County
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -94.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte
- When
- August 18, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -94.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- August 18, 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.980, -94.670
Hail, Barton
- When
- August 18, 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- Barton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -98.820
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Michigan, August 18, 1987
- Tornado in Iowa, August 18, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 18, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 18, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 18, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 18, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 18, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 18, 1987
More
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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: 10036396, 10036397, 10036398, 10036399, 10036400, 10036401, 10036402.