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Kansas, 1993

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

644events recorded924 in 1992
1deaths recorded21 injuries
$128Mproperty damage (estimates)$8.4M crop damage
1disaster declarations1,162 NFIP claims, $12M paid
← 19921994 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail450
Wind124
Tornado70

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1993 was 644 against 924 in 1992.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1993
Finney County32
Butler County25
Sedgwick County24
Cowley County21
Johnson County17
Ford County15
Greeley County14
Kearny County14
Stafford County14
Sumner County14
Comanche County13
Ness County13
Smith County13
Stevens County13
Gray County12
Norton County12
Douglas County10
Kiowa County10
Montgomery County10
Wichita County10
Neosho County9
Scott County9
Kingman County8
Osage County8
Reno County8

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
7 May 1993RussellTornadoF4$5,000,00016
22 Sep 1993JohnsonHail1.75 in$50,000—12
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.75 in$50,000,000——
8 May 1993CowleyThunderstorm Wind81 mph$5,000,000—3
5 May 1993StevensTornadoF4$5,000,000——
6 May 1993NemahaTornadoF2$5,000,000——
28 Mar 1993ButlerHail2.75 in$5,000,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.75 in$5,000,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.75 in$5,000,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.75 in$5,000,000——
30 Apr 1993FordHail1.25 in$5,000,000——
18 Sep 1993FinneyHail1.75 in$5,000,000——
22 Aug 1993WallaceHail1.75 in$5,000,000——
8 May 1993ButlerThunderstorm Wind81 mph$5,000,000——
21 Sep 1993JohnsonHail2.75 in$500,000——
21 Sep 1993LeavenworthHail2.50 in$500,000——
21 Sep 1993DouglasHail2.00 in$500,000——
6 May 1993AtchisonTornadoF2$500,000——
6 May 1993PottawatomieTornadoF1$500,000——
7 May 1993OsborneTornadoF4$500,000——
21 Sep 1993JacksonHail3.00 in$50,000——
21 Sep 1993JeffersonHail2.00 in$50,000——
22 Sep 1993JohnsonHail1.75 in$50,000——
6 May 1993JacksonTornadoF1$500,000——
6 May 1993BrownTornadoF1$500,000——
6 May 1993WabaunseeTornadoF1$500,000——
5 May 1993StevensTornadoF3$500,000——
6 May 1993BrownTornadoF2$500,000——
29 Mar 1993PottawatomieTornadoF1$500,000——
12 Apr 1993NeoshoHail1.75 in$500,000——
28 Mar 1993ButlerHail1.75 in$500,000——
20 Aug 1993RileyThunderstorm Wind63 mph$500,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail0.75 in$500,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.00 in$500,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.00 in$500,000——
28 Mar 1993SedgwickHail1.00 in$500,000——
19 Aug 1993FordThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,000——
30 Mar 1993JohnsonTornadoF1$500,000——
18 Sep 1993KearnyHail2.75 in$500,000——
7 May 1993PawneeTornadoF1$500,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1993

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
22 Jul 1993DR-1000Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding57

Flood insurance claims with a 1993 date of loss

1,162 NFIP claims, 824 of them paid, for $11,882,147.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.