Hail in Edwards County, Kansas

Hail April 24, 2025 · Edwards County, Kansas

1 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public report of 1 inch hail.

The wider storm

A compact upper-level shortwave ejected into the southern Great Plains. Southeasterly flow amplified the moisture available to the developing storms in addition to CAPE values in excess of 2000 J/kg. 0-6 km shear values were around 30 kts with hodograph soundings indicating good lower level shear with slight backing in the mid levels. The only severe output recorded from these storms were severe hail across the afternoon and evening of 4/24 with heavy rain lasting into the morning of 4/25.

Began near Nettleton (37.9700, -99.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1244473. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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