Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 18, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 18, 1993
Start: 1993-08-18T15:00
End: 1993-08-18T20:45
Location: Kansas

August 18, 1993 · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $171,000
Crop damage: $762,000
Events: 18

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

11 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rooks

When: August 18, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Stockton
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The high winds combined with hail and caused nearly $25,000 damage to corn and sorghum crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rooks

When: August 18, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Stockton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The high winds combined with hail and caused nearly $25,000 damage to corn and sorghum crops.

Hail, Phillips

When: August 18, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Kirwin
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged 1,000 acres of sorghum with a loss of potential yield of $25,000.

Hail, Smith

When: August 18, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Claudell
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Osborne

When: August 18, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Alton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Smith

When: August 18, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cloud

When: August 18, 4:59 PM CST
Where: Cloud County, Concordia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Decatur

When: August 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Oberlin
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail and winds estimated to 60 mph broke windows and stripped corn with estimated crop loss at $68,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rawlins

When: August 18, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Rawlins County, Atwood
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: August 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Norcatur
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cloud

When: August 18, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Cloud County, Aurora
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Norton

When: August 18, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Norton
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-inch-diameter branches were downed by 60 to 70 mph winds.

Hail, Decatur

When: August 18, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Oberlin
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged $37,000 worth of wheat on 400 acres.

Thunderstorm Wind, Norton

When: August 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Norton County, Clayton
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-inch-diameter branches were downed by high winds.

Hail, Graham

When: August 18, 7:30 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
Where: Graham County, Nicodemus
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rooks

When: August 18, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Rooks County, Palco
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The high winds knocked down trees and broke power lines.

Hail, Osborne

When: August 18, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Natoma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell

When: August 18, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Burr Oak
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were blown over by the strong winds.

What these are

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

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: 10325252, 10325253, 10326399, 10325375, 10326185, 10325376, 10323144, 10323251, 10326350, 10323252, 10323145, 10326101, 10323253, 10326102, 10323500, 10325254, 10326186, 10326729.