Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- August 1, 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Leoti
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 1, 1993
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $550,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny
- When
- August 1, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, Deerfield
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- August 1, 8:58 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Holcomb
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds caused roof damage in Holcomb, picked up and carried trash dumpsters over parked vehicles, and blew the windows out of vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- August 1, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Holcomb
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds caused roof damage in Holcomb, picked up and carried trash dumpsters over parked vehicles, and blew the windows out of vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny
- When
- August 1, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, Deerfield
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds blew off an awning to a gas station onto two trucks. The wind also blew out windows at some buildings in Deerfield. Large trees were uprooted in and around the Deerfield area.
Hail, Finney
- When
- August 1, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Holcomb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- August 1, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Holcomb
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs were knocked down.
Hail, Kearny
- When
- August 1, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, Deerfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell
- When
- August 1, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- Haskell County, Sublette
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large tree limbs were knocked down.
Hail, Scott
- When
- August 1, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Scott City
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 1, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 1, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 1, 1993
- Hail in Oklahoma, August 1, 1993
- Hail in New Mexico, August 1, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 1, 1993
More
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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: 10325321, 10326623, 10323594, 10323595, 10326624, 10323596, 10323597, 10326625, 10326564, 10325577.