Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 16, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 16, 1993
Start: 1993-10-16T04:10
End: 1993-10-16T07:46
Location: Kansas

October 16, 1993 · 19 events in 7 counties and zones

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: $112,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gray

When: October 16, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Gray County, Cimarron
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 4:42 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Dodge City Airport
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds tore the roof off a building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:09 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County to Goddard
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds tore the roof off a building.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Maize
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Schulte
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingman

When: October 16, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Kingman County, Rago
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:19 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Haysville
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: October 16, 6:19 AM CST
Where: Harper County, Harper
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County to Wichita
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of 0.75 to 1.75 hail and winds in excess of 50 kts were received from around the city of Wichita as a severe storm moved through during the early morning.

Hail, Sedgwick

When: October 16, 6:54 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Viola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 6:55 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Andover
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Andover
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Augusta
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged roofs and vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: October 16, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Plaine
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: October 16, 7:32 AM CST
Where: Sumner County, Belle Plaine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 7:37 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Rose Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: October 16, 7:37 AM CST
Where: Butler County, Rose Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: October 16, 7:46 AM CST
Where: Cowley County, Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10323584, 10325684, 10325685, 10325686, 10325687, 10326764, 10325688, 10326522, 10325746, 10325747, 10323841, 10323842, 10323843, 10325797, 10323844, 10325798, 10323845, 10323846, 10323194.