Kansas, 1993

Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 22, 1993

August 22, 1993 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
$5.2 million
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
12

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

9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Wallace

When
August 22, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wallace County, Sharon Springs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail damaged roofs and cars resulting in $1.2 milllion loss.

Hail, Wallace

When
August 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Wallace County, Wallace
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wallace

When
August 22, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Wallace County, Sharon Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
August 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City Airport
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Logan

When
August 22, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Russell Springs
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke windows, windshields, dented vehicles and damaged many roofs.

Hail, Logan

When
August 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Oakley
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke windows, windshields, dented vehicles and damaged many roofs.

Hail, Logan

When
August 22, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Oakley
Measured
3 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail broke windows, windshields, dented vehicles and damaged many roofs.

Hail, Scott

When
August 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Scott County to Scott City
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gove

When
August 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Gove County, Gove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
August 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County, Hedville
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew over five telephone poles and several large tree limbs were blown off.

Hail, Trego

When
August 22, 9:09 PM CST
Where
Trego County, Wakeeney
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One-inch hail was reported at the Cedar Bluff Reservoir.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
August 22, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Hays
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roof damage occurred on some buildings at the Ft. Hays State Historic Site. Large trees were uprooted and snapped in the Hays area. A wind gust to 70 mph was recorded at the Hays Airport.

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.

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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: 10325118, 10325119, 10325120, 10323463, 10326846, 10326847, 10326848, 10325650, 10323413, 10325551, 10325109, 10323421.