Hail in Kansas, February 20, 1993

Name: Hail in Kansas, February 20, 1993
Start: 1993-02-20T19:53
End: 1993-02-20T22:15
Location: Kansas

February 20, 1993 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $3,000
Crop damage: $3,000
Events: 6

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chautauqua

When: February 20, 7:53 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chautauqua

When: February 20, 8:03 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua County, Cedar Vale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: February 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Arkansas City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: February 20, 8:53 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Winfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Elk

When: February 20, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Elk County, Grenola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Crawford

When: February 20, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Crawford County to McCune
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A series of thunderstorms hit parts of south-central and southeast Kansas. They dropped hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter in a few spots. Little damage resulted.

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.

Every storm in Kansas in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, February 1993

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: 10324001, 10324002, 10324409, 10324410, 10323360, 10323223.