Thunderstorm Wind — Shawnee, Kansas

2025-04-02 · near Watson, Shawnee, Kansas

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

Scattered Storms congealed into a severe line of storms during the evening and overnight, producing wind gusts up to 70 mph, hail to ping pong ball size, and several brief funnel clouds. Rainfall amounts up to 6 inches led to some flash flooding over rural areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244301. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.