Hail in Douglas County, Kansas

Hail April 23, 2006 · Douglas County, Kansas

2.5 in

Hail diameter

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Between 8:50 pm cst and 9:03 pm cst, many reports of hail ranging from 0.75" to 2.50" in diameter were received from the city of Lawrence as a supercell thunderstorm moved through. The largest reported hail fell on the campus of Kansas University. State Farm Insurance reported an expected $1.8 million in auto claims for damaged vehicles; American Family Insurance was expecting up to 600 auto claims and 300 home claims to be filed.

Began near Lawrence (38.9667, -95.2333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5504269. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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