Hail — Butler, Kansas

2009-07-08 · near Andover, Butler, Kansas

Event narrative

The same hail storm that devastated Downtown Wichita, Kansas continued to track east and produced large hail ranging from golf ball to baseball size, across western sections of Butler county including the cities of Andover and Augusta along US Highway 54. Witnesses report that the hail lasted for almost a half an hour, causing damage to hundreds of vehicles with numerous roofs and windows damaged.

Wider weather episode

Elevated thunderstorms developed rapidly over portions of South Central Kansas during the evening hours of July 8th, 2009. As the massive storms made slow progress to the east, they produced hail up to baseball size over Downtown Wichita, Kansas. This hail lasted for almost 30 minutes producing widespread damage across Downtown Wichita and surrounding communities just to the north and east of Wichita including Newton, Hesston, Andover and Augusta. This devastating event caused over 10,000 claims to be filed with insurance agencies from damaged cars or roofs.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 188969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.