Kansas, 1993

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 22, 1993

May 22, 1993 · 28 events in 15 counties and zones

22 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
$1.0 million
Events
28

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.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:12 UTC.

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Event by event

22 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 22, 3:14 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 22, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 22, 3:31 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 22, 3:31 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Mullinville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanton

When
May 22, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, Johnson City
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When
May 22, 4:44 PM CST
Where
Clark County, Minneola
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When
May 22, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Bloom
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ford

When
May 22, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Bloom
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greeley

When
May 22, 5:01 PM CST to 5:08 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Greeley

When
May 22, 5:11 PM CST to 5:13 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Tribune
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
38.470, -101.970

Brief tornado over open country moving southeast.

Tornado, Greeley

When
May 22, 5:35 PM CST to 5:36 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Whitelaw
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
38.350, -101.670

Brief Tornado over open country moving southeast.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When
May 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County, St. Francis
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
39.786, -101.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Grace Flying Service reported wind gust to 62 MPH.

Hail, Greeley

When
May 22, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Whitelaw
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greeley

When
May 22, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Greeley County, Whitelaw
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When
May 22, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, Selkirk
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wichita

When
May 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, Selkirk
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail driven by wind damaged windows, vehicles, and wheat.

Hail, Wichita

When
May 22, 6:38 PM CST
Where
Wichita County, Leoti
Measured
2.7 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-size hail damaged paint and roof.

Hail, Haskell

When
May 22, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Satanta
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When
May 22, 7:20 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Scott City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail to 0.75 inches continued in and near the Scott City area until 1935 CST.

Hail, Scott

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

Tornado, Kearny

When
May 22, 7:30 PM CST to 7:47 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Deerfield
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
37.920, -101.130

Tornado reported in open farmland by Kansas Highway Patrol. Tornado remained nearly stationary with no damage reported.

Hail, Graham

When
May 22, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Graham County, Bogue
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rooks

When
May 22, 7:35 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where
Rooks County, Damar
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind and hail up to golf ball-size damaged 1300 Acres of wheat.

Tornado, Finney

When
May 22, 8:07 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado was a multiple vortex tornado at the beginning with three tornadoes being reported for a brief time. Tornado pushed a pickup truck into a ditch.

Hail, Finney

When
May 22, 8:29 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Garden City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Finney

When
May 22, 9:02 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Pierceville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Gray

When
May 22, 9:08 PM CST
Where
Gray County, Pierceville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When
May 22, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Phillips County, Phillipsburg
Coordinates
39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

West Plains Energy reported power lines down at two locations in Phillipsburg.

What these are

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.
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: 10326813, 10326814, 10326815, 10326816, 10325588, 10324227, 10323457, 10323458, 10323654, 10323655, 10323656, 10324145, 10323657, 10323658, 10325318, 10325319, 10325320, 10326563, 10325575, 10325576, 10326622, 10323499, 10325251, 10323591, 10323592, 10323593, 10323577, 10326398.