Hail — Barber, Kansas

2025-04-22 · near (p28)medicine Lodge, Barber, Kansas

Event narrative

Barber County emergency manager sent a picture of gold ball size hail via Slack.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough moved through Kansas and a dryline/boundary set up across central Kansas. Despite only modest instability and deep shear, a cluster of severe storms developed producing severe hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.2700, -98.5500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.