Kansas, 1987

Hail in Kansas, September 9, 1987

September 9, 1987 · NWS TOP · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

8 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
8

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

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Smith

When
September 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.820, -98.550

Hail, Jewell

When
September 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.870, -98.300

Hail, Jewell

When
September 9, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Jewell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -98.220

Hail, Osborne

When
September 9, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -98.550

Hail, Mitchell

When
September 9, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.520, -98.430

Hail, Mitchell

When
September 9, 5:19 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.500, -98.300

Hail, Mitchell

When
September 9, 5:38 PM CST
Where
Mitchell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.470, -98.120

Hail, Saline

When
September 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.830, -97.430

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: 10036429, 10037285, 10037286, 10037500, 10037501, 10037502, 10037503, 10037504.