Decatur storm history

Snowfall totals across the county averaged 6 in the east, 10-12 central and 15 west. Damage costs are a preliminary combined estimate for both the Dec 20 and Dec 30 storms.

Snow Squall: The Oberlin Airport AWOS recorded less than one quarter to one quarter mile visibility along with wind gusts up to 44 mph with a band of snow. Key impacts: Whiteout conditions.

The WeatherUnderground station named KKSOBERL22 located 3 ENE Herndon recorded a 69 mph wind gust. The same site also had wind gusts of 60 and 62 mph. The Kansas Mesonet site named Oberlin 7 NE recorded a 65 mph wind gust. The Oberlin Airport AWOS (KOIN) recorded a 62 mph wind gu…

The Oberlin Airport (KOIN) AWOS reported wind gusts of 62 and 63 mph.

Most of the hail was nickel to half dollar size, only a few were golf ball. Lasted around 10 minutes.

Trained spotter report of some nickel sized hail and heavy rain in Jennings.

Ambient weather Site Ashley_Farm and weather underground site KKSSELDE3 both recorded a 63 mph wind gust. The wind occurred on the northern side of a storm where a heat burst occurred as temperatures rose from the low 80s into the low 100s over a 20 minute span, and dew points fe…

Various damage associated with a wind gust from a decaying shower including a tree blown down, bent antenna tower and tree limb damage. Unknown on health or kind of tree and how large the tree limbs were.

Three to eight inches of precipitation occurred, with the highest amounts over the northern half of the county. This was near to four inches above the normal amount of three to four inches of precipitation for the month.

Firefighter reported half dollar sized hail.

Mping report of estimated nickel size hail.

The Emergency Manager relayed a report of quarter size hail that was reported by the public.

The Emergency Manager reported quarter sized hail and sustained winds of 35 mph south of Oberlin.

Report of dime to quarter size hail 5 miles northeast of Oberlin.

Public report of estimated nickel sized hail.

Report of golf ball hail from the public.

Emergency Manager reported estimated 60 MPH winds just behind the storms.

AWOS station at the Oberlin airport.

Delayed report of a 10-12 inch diameter live tree limb down in Norcatur.

Social media report with pictures of damage to an out building and a tree limb down from the winds.

AWOS station Oberlin airport.

PWS-kksnorca2 reported gust.

AWOS at the Oberlin airport reported a 60 MPH gust.

AWOS at the Oberlin airport, decaying showers in the area.

Precipitation amounts ranged from three to six inches for the month, which was near normal to two inches above normal for the month. Normal precipitation is two to four inches.

Precipitation for the month ranged from one to one and a half inches. This was one to three inches below the normal amount of two to four inches of precipitation for the county.

Emergency Manager reported heavy rain and 1 inch hail.

Report of nickel sized hail in Oberlin.

A tree trunk of unknown size was split in half.

Measured near zero visibility in a wall of dust along thunderstorm outflow boundary moving east through Oberlin. These conditions continued across the county.

Snowfall amounts ranged from two to six inches, with the highest amounts over the eastern part of the forecast area. Key impacts: whiteout conditions, road closures.

The AWOS in Oberlin reported a 58 mph gust.

The AWOS at the Oberlin Airport (KOIN) recorded a 66 mph wind gust. The AWOS also recorded a 58 mph wind gust and 54 mph wind gusts earlier in the afternoon.

Dispatch reported multiple power poles, roughly 9 poles, broken near the base along K Lane between 1400th-1500th road.

Public report of a 63 MPH gust.

Quarter mile visibility reported in the blowing dust caused by winds from a thunderstorm.

Public estimated 50-60 mph winds.

The public estimated nickel size hail.

Wind gust reported via Ambient weather station.

Dime to penny sized hail reported.

Pea to penny sized hail reported.

A 60 mph wind gust was recorded at the PWS-KKSOBERL22 site on weather underground. An additional Ambient weather station Steinmetz_(AWN6632dff88a929c0416aa8625) recorded a 58 mph wind gust.

Trained spotter reported pea to quarter sized hail that lasted approximately three minutes.

Report of a damaged brick garage with a brick wall pushed out 3-4 inches from wood frame. Tin panels off the roof were blown off including some original wood shingles with debris found in the same block to the NE.