Franklin storm history

Rain ends but flooding continues into the new month. Many roads are flooded. Emergency manager reports that up to 25 homes have been evacuated with 15 homes flooded in Lane. Homes are evacuated on the west and east sides of Ottawa due to approaching floodwaters. Flood gates close…

Dense fog covered a large area of east central Kansas, and contributed to two multi-vehicle accidents between Ottawa and Pomona that killed one person and injured 8 others. Reports from the scene indicated visibility was around 100 feet, and the first accident may have contribute…

Trees were uprooted. There was damage to the high school roof. Numerous power lines down over a large swath of Wellsville.

Severe thunderstorms moved north across Franklin county producing numerous reports of damaging winds. Five planes were overturned and a business severely damaged at Ottawa airport. Much crop damage was also reported.

Estimated 60 mph gust.

CO-OP observer called and said many of the county roads 5 miles northeast of Princeton, KS remain flooded from earlier heavy rainfall.

Power pole is down.

Delayed report via social media.

Report via social media.

A long duration winter storm event hit the region with blizzard conditions just northwest of Franklin county but all of the area endured freezing drizzle and freezing rain Saturday afternoon and Saturday night January 4th and 5th before changing over to sleet and snow. Ice accumu…

Four inch diameter branch broken off, along with a few smaller branches.

Hail occurred for around 30 minutes. Time estimated by radar.

Water flowing over Idaho Rd near Haskell Rd, approximately one mile south of I-35.

An Mping report.

Spotter reports winds around 70 mph.

Wind gusts estimated of 60 mph.

Large tree downed over 3500 block of Idaho road.

Wind gust from personal weather station.

Measured gust from personal weather station.

Delayed report of estimated 60 mph gusts.

Emergency Manager measured 7.5 inches of snow 2 miles north of Pomona in Franklin County.

Hen egg sized hail reported.

Kofo reported that an 18 wheeler truck was blown off of interstate 35.

Trained spotter estimated winds gusts between 60 and 70 mph.

Kofo reported a tree fell through the roof of a house and power is out all through the town of Ottawa.

Measured on a mesonet station.

Measured on a personal weather station.

Quarter sized hail reported.

Nickel sized hail reported.

Estimated wind gust to 70 mph.

Quarter sized hail reported.

Report of a tree that fell on a house from non-thunderstorm wind gusts.

Measured at awos in Ottawa.

The Kansas mesonet showed wind chills of -25 to -40F for much of the day on December 22nd. That data was available via http://mesonet.k-state.edu/weather/windchill/ .

Report of 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs down.

A mix of sleet and freezing rain with thunderstorms produced between one quarter and one half inch of sleet and freezing rain across much of the county. The sleet turned to snow with anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow measured across the county. In addition, north winds of 20 to…

EM reports quarter sized hail at 4104 Delaware Rd near Pomona.

Measured at awos station kowi in Ottawa.

Tree limbs down in Ottawa. Delayed report from Sheriff Office.

Water over multiple roadways in Ottawa.

Report of water over roadways in Princeton.

Report of 65 mph wind gust.

Also had hail of unknown size.

Video from twitter shows 12 inch diameter tree limbs broken. Tree appeared to be healthy. Time estimated by radar.