Kansas, 1993Tornado and Hail in Kansas, August 12, 1993
August 12, 1993 · 9 events in 5 counties and zones
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $111,000
- Crop damage
- $106,000
- 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
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell
- When
- August 12, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Jewell County, Burr Oak
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were damaged in this area.
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- August 12, 5:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Beloit
- Measured
- 2.34 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Automobiles belonging to the sheriff's office were damaged by the hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell
- When
- August 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Beloit
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Mitchell
- When
- August 12, 6:11 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Scottsville
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Grant
- When
- August 12, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Ulysses
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Grant
- When
- August 12, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Ulysses
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Republic
- When
- August 12, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Republic County, Cuba
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Wichita
- When
- August 12, 8:00 PM CST to 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Selkirk
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 15 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado was nearly stationary while picking up small dirt debris about 0.25 mile from spotter.
Hail, Wichita
- When
- August 12, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, Leoti
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, August 12, 1993$120,000 · F0 · 28 events
- Hail in Iowa, August 12, 1993$55,000 · 0.87 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 12, 1993$50,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, August 12, 19931.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 12, 1993$5,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 12, 1993$5,000 · 2 events
- Hail in New Mexico, August 12, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Wyoming, August 12, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Florida, August 12, 19931 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 12, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 12, 1993$5,000 · 1 event
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: 10326728, 10325969, 10325970, 10325971, 10323554, 10323555, 10325060, 10325322, 10325323.