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Hail in Lane County, Kansas

Hail May 9, 1996 · Lane County, Kansas

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$1.8M

Damage as recorded

$750K

Crop damage

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

The wider storm

Hail and wind cut a path 2 miles wide along hiway 96 across the entire county. Hail was piled 6 inches deep and was visible for several days after. Siding was extensively damaged on many homes...roofs were damaged...trees had bark stripped off. Eight power poles were broken along highway K96. Property damage across the entire county was more than 2.5 million dollars.

Began near Dighton (38.4800, -100.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5572046. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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