Hail in Elk County, Kansas
Hail April 26, 2024 · Elk County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
Storms developed during the afternoon hours over the Flint Hills on Friday, April 26th along an eastward moving dryline. As the storms progressed east they started to produce five tornadoes. Two of the tornadoes were rated an EF-2. One of them struck southwest of Fredonia and the other southwest of Yates Center. Luckily there were no injuries or fatalities with these tornadoes. The other tornadoes were rated EF1, EF0 and EFU. Large hail ranging from quarter size to ping pong ball size was reported.
Began near Longton (37.5700, -95.9600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1175788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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