Kansas, 1987

Hail in Kansas, May 21, 1987

May 21, 1987 · NWS TOP · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

9 hail, 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
9

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

9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Labette

When
May 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Labette County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.050, -95.220

Hail, Labette

When
May 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Labette County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -95.150

Hail, Crawford

When
May 21, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.550, -94.630

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -94.850

Hail, Labette

When
May 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Labette County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.350, -95.130

Hail, Cherokee

When
May 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.080, -94.830

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.100, -95.950

Hail, Labette

When
May 21, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Labette County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -95.100

Hail, Stanton

When
May 21, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.520, -101.880

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10036276, 10036277, 10036278, 10036279, 10036280, 10036281, 10036282, 10036283, 10036284.