Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 5, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 5, 1987
Start: 1987-07-05T00:39
End: 1987-07-05T08:20
Location: Kansas

July 5, 1987 · 43 events in 26 counties and zones

40 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 27
Property damage: $750,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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

40 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When: July 5, 12:39 AM CST
Where: Finney County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.780, -100.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: July 5, 1:31 AM CST
Where: Gray County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.950, -100.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: July 5, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Hodgeman County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.080, -100.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: July 5, 1:51 AM CST
Where: Gray County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.720, -100.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 5, 1:53 AM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.750, -100.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When: July 5, 2:05 AM CST
Where: Hodgeman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.080, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: July 5, 2:24 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.200, -99.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When: July 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Barton County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 38.350, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: July 5, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.180, -99.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Ford County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.550, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: July 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.600, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: July 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.580, -99.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 5, 3:16 AM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.420, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 5, 4:01 AM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.280, -100.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: July 5, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.400, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: July 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 37.500, -97.500

Tornado, Sedgwick

When: July 5, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.700, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 37.480, -97.250

Tornado, Butler

When: July 5, 5:35 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.550, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 5, 5:40 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 37.800, -97.000

Tornado, Butler

When: July 5, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.520, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 5, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Injuries: 25 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 37.870, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: July 5, 5:48 AM CST
Where: Cowley County
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 37.250, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: July 5, 6:05 AM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 37.820, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Coordinates: 38.130, -96.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Coordinates: 37.980, -96.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: July 5, 6:33 AM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.330, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodson

When: July 5, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Woodson County
Coordinates: 37.880, -95.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffey

When: July 5, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Coffey County
Coordinates: 38.420, -95.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: July 5, 7:09 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.680, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 5, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.520, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: July 5, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Coordinates: 38.970, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 5, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 37.820, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Coordinates: 38.770, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 39.470, -97.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.620, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee

When: July 5, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Shawnee County
Coordinates: 39.050, -95.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 5, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 38.970, -95.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 5, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 38.800, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 5, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 38.880, -94.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Wyandotte

When: July 5, 8:07 AM CST
Where: Wyandotte County
Coordinates: 39.120, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: July 5, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 38.950, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Leavenworth

When: July 5, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Leavenworth County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.120, -95.080

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.
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.

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: 10036307, 10036308, 10036309, 10036310, 10036311, 10036312, 10036313, 10036314, 10036315, 10036316, 10036317, 10036318, 10036319, 10036320, 10036321, 10036322, 10036323, 10036324, 10036325, 10036326, 10036327, 10036328, 10036329, 10036330, 10036331, 10036332, 10036333, 10036334, 10036335, 10036336, 10036337, 10036338, 10036339, 10036340, 10036341, 10036342, 10036343, 10036344, 10036345, 10036346, and more.