Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 12, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 12, 1987
Start: 1987-07-12T00:12
End: 1987-07-12T19:00
Location: Kansas

July 12, 1987 · NWS TOP · 32 events in 21 counties and zones

28 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

28 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 12, 12:12 AM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.550, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: July 12, 12:41 AM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.600, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When: July 12, 12:43 AM CST
Where: Edwards County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.920, -99.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: July 12, 12:56 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.180, -99.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 12, 1:03 AM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.380, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: July 12, 1:18 AM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 37.320, -99.480

Hail, Shawnee

When: July 12, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.050, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When: July 12, 1:54 AM CST
Where: Rice County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.350, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 12, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Saline County
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 38.830, -97.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: July 12, 2:32 AM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.550, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 12, 2:35 AM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 38.800, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 12, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 85 kt (98 mph)
Coordinates: 38.800, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.380, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.920, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.920, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.570, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Cloud County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.570, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 12, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.550, -97.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Geary

When: July 12, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Geary County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.030, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When: July 12, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Dickinson County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.900, -97.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 12, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.580, -96.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When: July 12, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Riley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.530, -96.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: July 12, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 39.680, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabaunsee

When: July 12, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Wabaunsee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.020, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: July 12, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.400, -96.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: July 12, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.200, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 12, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.020, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 12, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.850, -95.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: July 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 37.450, -97.230

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 12, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.550, -97.270

Hail, Sumner

When: July 12, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.270, -97.770

Hail, Sedgwick

When: July 12, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.620, -97.270

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

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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: 10037444, 10037445, 10037446, 10037447, 10037448, 10037449, 10037450, 10037451, 10037452, 10037453, 10037454, 10037455, 10037456, 10037457, 10037458, 10037459, 10037460, 10037461, 10037462, 10037463, 10037464, 10037465, 10037466, 10037467, 10037468, 10037469, 10037470, 10037471, 10037472, 10037473, 10037474, 10037475.