Kansas, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 17, 1987

June 17, 1987 · NWS TOP · 52 events in 37 counties and zones

28 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 1 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.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
52

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, 23 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Saline

When
June 17, 3:09 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -97.680

Hail, Saline

When
June 17, 3:11 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.770, -97.870

Hail, Thomas

When
June 17, 3:13 PM CST
Where
Thomas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.150, -101.050

Hail, Wichita

When
June 17, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.570, -101.250

Hail, Logan

When
June 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.070, -101.250

Hail, Wichita

When
June 17, 4:09 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.430, -101.350

Hail, Wichita

When
June 17, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.480, -101.350

Hail, Russell

When
June 17, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -98.580

Hail, Ellsworth

When
June 17, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.580, -98.400

Hail, Russell

When
June 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -98.580

Hail, Finney

When
June 17, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
38.020, -100.980

Hail, Ellsworth

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.580, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Ness

When
June 17, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Ness County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.630, -99.930

Hail, Finney

When
June 17, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Finney County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -100.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When
June 17, 6:31 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
38.350, -98.230

Hail, Hodgeman

When
June 17, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.080, -99.900

Hail, Ellis

When
June 17, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
June 17, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.980, -101.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When
June 17, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
37.050, -100.970

Hail, Rush

When
June 17, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Rush County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
June 17, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.700, -101.370

Hail, Osborne

When
June 17, 7:06 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -98.700

Hail, Rice

When
June 17, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.350, -98.200

Hail, Gray

When
June 17, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -100.450

Hail, Stanton

When
June 17, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -101.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
June 17, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.150, -99.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
June 17, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.620, -100.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards

When
June 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Edwards County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.920, -99.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When
June 17, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Gray County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.800, -100.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 17, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.550, -99.750

Hail, Stafford

When
June 17, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Stafford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.970, -98.970

Hail, Osborne

When
June 17, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -98.950

Hail, Reno

When
June 17, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.070, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
June 17, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Coordinates
37.600, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 17, 8:12 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
37.550, -99.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
June 17, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
37.380, -100.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 17, 8:13 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates
37.430, -99.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 17, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -98.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt

When
June 17, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.630, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Barber

When
June 17, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Barber County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.380, -98.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
June 17, 8:37 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
37.270, -99.330

Tornado, Comanche

When
June 17, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.9 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
37.020, -99.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingman

When
June 17, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When
June 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Coordinates
37.150, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
June 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.500, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Harvey

When
June 17, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Harvey County
Coordinates
38.050, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
June 17, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.270, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
June 17, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Coordinates
37.030, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When
June 17, 10:23 PM CST
Where
Sedgwick County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.650, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
June 17, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
37.280, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When
June 17, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Cowley County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
37.070, -97.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
June 17, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
37.800, -97.000

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.
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.

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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: 10037401, 10037402, 10037403, 10037404, 10037405, 10037406, 10037407, 10037408, 10037409, 10037410, 10037411, 10037412, 10037413, 10037414, 10037415, 10037416, 10037417, 10037418, 10037419, 10037420, 10037421, 10037422, 10037423, 10037424, 10037425, 10037426, 10033815, 10034031, 10034032, 10034033, 10034034, 10034035, 10034036, 10034037, 10034038, 10034039, 10034040, 10034041, 10034042, 10034043, and more.