Hail in Kansas, April 12, 1993

Name: Hail in Kansas, April 12, 1993
Start: 1993-04-12T11:20
End: 1993-04-12T23:33
Location: Kansas

April 12, 1993 · 27 events in 11 counties and zones

27 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $795,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Events: 27

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

27 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Osage

When: April 12, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Osage County, Overbrook
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Bennington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shawnee

When: April 12, 11:54 AM CST
Where: Shawnee County, Topeka
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Douglas

When: April 12, 12:04 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Lawrence
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shawnee

When: April 12, 12:07 PM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where: Shawnee County, Topeka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Soft hail, mainly 0.25 to 0.50 inch, fell for nearly 30 minutes, causing significant accumulations, drifts, minor temporary flooding from heavy rains and several fender bender automobile accidents.

Hail, Coffey

When: April 12, 12:12 PM CST to 12:20 PM CST
Where: Coffey County, Burlington
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Soft hail about the size of golfballs accumulated to a couple of inches. No major damage was reported. However locally heavy rainfall caused temporary flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas.

Hail, Johnson

When: April 12, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Olathe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnson

When: April 12, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Overland Park
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 12, 12:55 PM CST to 1:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Williamstown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground and drifted to several inches in some areas. Heavy rainfall also caused some travel problems.

Hail, Linn

When: April 12, 1:15 PM CST to 1:20 PM CST
Where: Linn County, Trading Post
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Douglas

When: April 12, 1:39 PM CST to 1:55 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Lawrence
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to a depth of several inches and drifted in open areas. Heavy rainfall that accompanied the hail caused temporary flooding of streets and poor drainage areas. The hail was quite soft which limited overall damage. Two separate storms containing extensive hail struck the city and surrounding areas. Flooding from heavy rainfall caused widespread travel problems.

Hail, Osage

When: April 12, 1:46 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Overbrook
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most hailstones were in the 0.25- to 0.50-inch range with an occasional larger size.

Hail, Osage

When: April 12, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Burlingame
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most hailstones were in the 0.25- to 0.50-inch range with an occasional larger piece.

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 9:07 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Earlton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 9:07 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allen

When: April 12, 9:09 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Savonburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 9:37 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Shaw
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Erie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allen

When: April 12, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Allen County, Moran
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bourbon

When: April 12, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Bourbon County, Bronson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.855, -94.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coffey

When: April 12, 10:38 PM CST
Where: Coffey County, Burlington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coffey

When: April 12, 11:00 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
Where: Coffey County, Burlington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell long enough to cover the ground.

Hail, Neosho

When: April 12, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Neosho County, Chanute
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

From 2100 CST and 2305 CST a thunderstorm dropped hail as large as two inches in diameter in Chanute and across a good share of northern Neosho County. The hail covered the ground in Chanute and north of Erie accumulating to several inches in depth west of Shaw. The storm hit with greatest force around Chanute, especially near Earlton and Shaw, where more thn 200 vehicles were damaged.

Hail, Coffey

When: April 12, 11:24 PM CST to 11:33 PM CST
Where: Coffey County, John Redmond to Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell at the southeast section of John Redmond reservoir.

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10326126, 10326303, 10324560, 10323301, 10324561, 10323159, 10326743, 10326744, 10326667, 10326794, 10323351, 10326127, 10326128, 10326040, 10326041, 10324272, 10326042, 10326043, 10324273, 10326044, 10323709, 10326045, 10323160, 10326046, 10323161, 10326047, 10323162.