Kansas, 1993

Hail in Kansas, May 14, 1993

May 14, 1993 · 6 events in 2 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
$20,000
Crop damage
$15,000
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, Marion

When
May 14, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Hillsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.359, -97.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm dropped three-quarter inch hail briefly at Hillsboro.

Hail, Cowley

When
May 14, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cowley County, Marsyville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped three-quarter inch hail over parts of western Cowley County.

Hail, Cowley

When
May 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Cowley County to Bremen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped three-quarter inch hail over parts of western Cowley County.

Hail, Cowley

When
May 14, 10:07 PM CST
Where
Cowley County to Arkansas City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped three-quarter inch hail over parts of western Cowley County.

Hail, Cowley

When
May 14, 10:17 PM CST
Where
Cowley County to Arkansas City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped three-quarter inch hail over parts of western Cowley County.

Hail, Cowley

When
May 14, 10:32 PM CST
Where
Cowley County to Udall
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped three-quarter inch hail over parts of western Cowley County.

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.

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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: 10325847, 10324420, 10324421, 10324438, 10324439, 10323189.