5 July 2023
Storm near Eureka (Courtesy: Lewis Blackwell)
Storm near Eureka (Courtesy: Georganna Williamson)
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Storms moved through Kansas on the Fourth of July, producing high wind, hail and heavy rain across the state.
The KSN Storm Track 3 Weather Team was busy gathering storm reports on Tuesday night.
Storm reports into the Storm Track 3 Weather Center on the Fourth of July
Galva in McPherson County – 64 mph wind gusts
3 E Emporia in Lyon County – 64 mph wind gusts
Elmdale in Chase County – 64 mph wind gusts
2 W Junction City in Geary County – tree limbs down, shingles off roofs
2 SW Salina in Saline County – 72 mph wind gusts
2 W Junction City in Geary County – quarter-sized hail
Chapman in Dickinson County – 60 mph wind gusts, tree limbs down
4 NNW Hope in Dickinson County – 63 mph wind gusts
4 SSW Abilene in Dickinson County – Tree limbs down
5 N Almena in Norton County – 70 mph wind gusts
9 SE Densmore in Graham County – 60 mph wind gusts
4 ESE Long Island in Phillips County – 68 mph wind gusts
5 WSW Norton in Norton County – 69 mph wind gusts
2 SW Lakin in Kearny County – Enclosed trailer flipped and a center pivot down
2 SW Norton in Norton County – Cabin roof blown off at location with an estimated 70+ mph gusts
1 NNW Lakin in Kearny County – 70 mph wind gusts
Lakin in Kearny County – Power outages and tree limbs down
5 WNW Selkirk in Greeley County – Quarter-sized hail
2 S Hamilton in Greenwood County – Quarter-sized hail and heavy rain
Lenora in Norton County – Half-dollar-sized hail
4 NW Seguin in Sheridan County – Ping-pong-ball-sized hail
Phillipsburg in Phillips County – Half-dollar-sized hail
Kensington in Smith County – Golf ball-sized hail
10 NNW Leoti in Wichita County – Quarter-sized hail
Rainfall totals into the Storm Track 3 Weather Center as of Wednesday
2 WSW Park City in Sedgwick County – 5.03 inches
Goddard in Sedgwick County – 2.72 inches
2 W Towanda in Butler County – 4.82 inches
3 N Augusta in Butler County – 2.70 inches
2 E Wichita in Sedgwick County – 3.18 inches
5 NW Reading in Lyon County – 2.45 inches
4 S Grandview Plaza in Geary County – 2.36 inches
6 NNE Carlton in Dickinson County – 2.25 inches
Council Grove in Morris County – 2.08 inches
Garden Plain in Sedgwick County – 3.97 inches
3 WSW Benton in Butler County – 3.81 inches
3 S of Valley Center in Sedgwick County – 3.68 inches
3 ESE of Bel Aire in Sedgwick County – 3.36 inches
1 WSW of Bel Aire in Sedgwick County – 3.31 inches
2 N of Augusta in Butler County – 2.96 inches
1 W Kingman in Kingman County – 2.35 inches
Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport in Sedgwick County – 1.96 inches