Hail — Sedgwick, Kansas

2011-06-09 · near (ict)wichita Arpt, Sedgwick, Kansas

Event narrative

Hail up to golfball size pelted portions of west and northwest Wichita. Consequently, various roofs and vehicles likely sustained hail damage, but the exact number is unknown. Consequently, property damage amounts are rough estimates.

Wider weather episode

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms affected primarily portions of south-central and southeast Kansas during the evening hours on the 9th, as a strong cold front approached from the northwest ahead of an upper level disturbance. Hail up to baseball and softball size pummeled the Mount Hope area in Sedgwick County, associated with an impressive supercell thunderstorm. That same storm produced a brief tornado near Colwich, producing no known damage. Other storms produced many other reports of large hail and damaging winds across the area, producing additional property and crop damage, particularly across Sedgwick County. Additionally, very heavy rainfall on the order of 2 to 3 inches produced widespread street flooding across the Wichita Area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 324566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.