Hail — Lane, Kansas
2025-04-23 · near Shields, Lane, Kansas
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Magnitude
Event narrative
An emergency manager reported hail just slightly larger than golf ball sized hail.
Wider weather episode
A compact upper-level shortwave moved across western Kansas on 4/23. An associated boundary stalled in far eastern Colorado with CAPE values of 1500-2000 J/kg. The event started with weaker supercells that eventually transitioned to a messier and incoherent storm mode. The storms produced multiple severe wind and hail reports.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.