Hail — Douglas, Kansas

2006-04-23 · near Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas

Event narrative

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5504269. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.