Kansas, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 28, 1987

June 28, 1987 · NWS TOP · 18 events in 14 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
1
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When
June 28, 12:01 AM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
39.500, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud

When
June 28, 12:04 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
39.550, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
June 28, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.030, -98.150

Hail, Cloud

When
June 28, 12:19 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.550, -97.650

Tornado, Cloud

When
June 28, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.350, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
June 28, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When
June 28, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Coordinates
38.820, -98.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
June 28, 12:52 AM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
38.800, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson

When
June 28, 12:57 AM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.920, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Riley

When
June 28, 12:58 AM CST
Where
Riley County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
39.430, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.380, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellsworth

When
June 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Ellsworth County
Coordinates
38.650, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
June 28, 1:07 AM CST
Where
McPherson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.370, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
June 28, 1:07 AM CST
Where
McPherson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
38.230, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When
June 28, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.050, -100.970

Hail, Decatur

When
June 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Decatur County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.720, -100.280

Hail, Brown

When
June 28, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.950, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Graham

When
June 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Graham County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
39.230, -100.080

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10035193, 10035194, 10035195, 10035196, 10035197, 10035198, 10035199, 10035200, 10035201, 10035202, 10035203, 10035204, 10035205, 10035206, 10035207, 10035208, 10035209, 10035210.