Kansas, 1987

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 19, 1987

August 19, 1987 · NWS TOP · 24 events in 15 counties and zones

13 hail, 11 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
10
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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

13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
August 19, 2:19 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.870, -95.530

Hail, Doniphan

When
August 19, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.770, -95.250

Hail, Doniphan

When
August 19, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Doniphan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -95.030

Hail, Marshall

When
August 19, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -96.270

Hail, Nemaha

When
August 19, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.730, -96.130

Hail, Jackson

When
August 19, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -95.870

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
August 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -96.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When
August 19, 4:16 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -95.950

Hail, Jackson

When
August 19, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.250, -95.700

Hail, Shawnee

When
August 19, 4:39 PM CST
Where
Shawnee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.070, -95.620

Hail, Osage

When
August 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
August 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
38.920, -95.380

Hail, Osage

When
August 19, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When
August 19, 5:24 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.830, -94.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
August 19, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Injuries
10 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
38.480, -95.270

Hail, Anderson

When
August 19, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.370, -95.120

Hail, Anderson

When
August 19, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.220, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When
August 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Miami County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.570, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
August 19, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.280, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
August 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Coordinates
38.220, -95.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
August 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Coordinates
38.070, -94.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
August 19, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
38.000, -94.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
August 19, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.830, -94.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
August 19, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Bourbon County
Coordinates
37.830, -94.700

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.

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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: 10036403, 10036404, 10036405, 10036406, 10036407, 10036408, 10036409, 10036410, 10036411, 10036412, 10036413, 10036414, 10036415, 10036416, 10036417, 10036418, 10036419, 10036420, 10036421, 10036422, 10036423, 10036424, 10036425, 10036426.