Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 19, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 19, 1993
Start: 1993-09-19T12:30
End: 1993-09-19T17:00
Location: Kansas

September 19, 1993 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $56,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Wichita radar (KICT), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cowley

When: September 19, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Udall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cowley

When: September 19, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Cowley County, Burden
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: September 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Allen County to Elsmore
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: September 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Coffeyville
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Labette

When: September 19, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Labette County, Parsons
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Labette

When: September 19, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Labette County, Dennis
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: September 19, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Scammon
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large complex of thunderstorms across southeast Kansas brought damaging downburst winds. Numerous trees were uprooted and a grain bin roof was blown off near Parsons. A barn roof was blown off and the side of a farm building was severely damaged near Dennis.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, September 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: 10323192, 10323193, 10324275, 10325993, 10326854, 10326855, 10324076.