Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 2, 1993
Start: 1993-09-02T14:33
End: 1993-09-02T15:46
Location: Kansas

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $61,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

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

Hail, Johnson

When: September 2, 2:33 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, De Soto
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe storms produced dime-size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: September 2, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds reported at Central and Hillside Streets.

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: September 2, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Johnson County, Olathe
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The severe storms broke a number of power poles on the west side Olathe.

Hail, Butler

When: September 2, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Butler County to El Dorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: September 2, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Lyon County, Emporia Airport
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sedgwick

When: September 2, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Viola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lyon

When: September 2, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Lyon County, Emporia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Butler

When: September 2, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Butler County, El Dorado Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: September 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Anthony
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sedgwick

When: September 2, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County, Wichita
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds kicked up debris that broke windows of nine cars. Power lines were also knocked down on South Broadway.

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

More

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: 10326911, 10325681, 10326912, 10323839, 10326895, 10325682, 10326896, 10323840, 10326521, 10325683.