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Hail in Wilson County, Kansas

Hail April 26, 2024 · Wilson County, Kansas

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Hail diameter

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 New Albany (37.5700, -95.9500).

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 1175789. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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