Greeley storm history

Visibility down to zero at times in Tribune. One fatality occurred when a motorist stopped to assist at an accident which occurred during the storm. A semi-trailer hit the victim and the people he was trying to help.

Mesonet site named KKSTRINU27 on WeatherUnderground reported a 75 mph wind gust.

Public photos of running water over County Road 17, just south of County Road L. This was 18 hours after the heavy rain had ended.

Measured from the mesonet site named KKSTRIBU27.

Hailed along the highway, estimated at half dollar size.

Report from dispatch of a tornado that touched the ground and went back up quickly. It was not ongoing as of the report.

Photos provided showing hail next to ruler up to 2 inches in size.

Kansas mesonet site KS-Tribune measured 61 mph wind gust.

Various hail sizes noted with the largest being up to golf ball sized.

Multiple reports from chasers of a tornado that tracked near CR Z and CR 9 intersection. Further supported by livestream. Did not look to be ongoing after a minute or two.

Emergency manager reported a block to a block and a half visibility due to dust associated with thunderstorm outflow. Local mesonet winds were recorded around 45 mph gusts.

Local dispatch reported near zero visibility in a wall of dust 6 miles east of Tribune. Local mesonet winds were recorded around 45 mph gusts.

The Kansas Mesonet site reported a 2 meter wind gust of 59 mph.

Spotter estimates 60 mph wind gusts and near zero visibility in rain on Hwy 96 near KS/CO border.

Trained spotter estimates winds around 58 mph. Supported by sending in a video.

Site 5.5 miles east of Tribune reports 72 mph wind gust.

Site DW9439 reported 62 mph wind gust.

AWN Mesonet reported a 62 MPH wind gust.

Greeley County dispatch relayed a report of golf ball sized hail near the Kansas/Colorado border.

Snow amounts were a trace across the county. The strongest wind gust was 63 MPH at 6:25 AM. Key impacts: whiteout conditions, road closures.

Multiple sites reported gusts of 60 to 70 MPH across the county. Peak gust recorded at KKSTRIBU27 at 1330 LST.

A five car accident occurred at MM 122 on Hwy 27 near the Oxtown feedlot due to no visibility in the blowing dust. No injuries were reported.

A picture was sent via Facebook of their personal home Ambient weather station of 83 mph 14 W Horace. Other reports across the area included a 71, 69, and 64 mph wind gusts recorded on Weather Underground site Steele-KKSTRIBU34 located 12 W Horace. Another 68 mph wind gust was re…

A picture of brownout conditions just to the south of location (7 S Tribune). The Dust RGB on satellite also confirmed the conditions and location.

Emergency Manager reported that part of NW Greeley county experienced a brief power outage due to the wind. The event occurred at 1721 this evening. Fire crews were dispatched to provide suppression if needed. Wheatland Electric was able to repair and restore power quickly. Power…

A 60 mph wind gust was reported in Tribune at Weather Underground station KKSTRIBU11. A 59 mph wind gust was reported 6 E Tribune at Weather Underground site KKSTRIBU27. One other 52 mph wind gust was reported 5.5M E of Tribune via a Weatherlink site with the same name.

Dime to penny sized hail fell over a duration of 10 minutes.

Greeley county dispatch and the public reported quarter size hail in Tribune. The hail lasted around 20 minutes and also accumulated to around 0.75 inches.

Weatherlink station 8 NNE Tribune, KS reported a gust of 58 MPH.

EM reports more than 450 people without power assumably from the wind as 50-55 mph winds move across the area due to 10 power poles snapped, in the area of CR D and 7. Two irrigation pivots blown over, too.

Reports from MPing of hail starting at 0.75 inches and growing to 1.25 inches.

Public report of around 1 inch diameter hail in Tribune.

Greeley county dispatch reported pea to nickel sized hail in Tribune.

Multiple reports at the location of dime to penny sized hail.

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was ongoing for a duration of 2 minutes.

Trained spotter report via social media with photos and video of quarter to half dollar size hail.

Over a duration of approximately thirty-five minutes sporadic gusts up to 58 mph occurred across Greeley County. The peak gust of 58 mph was recorded via a mesonet station six miles east of Tribune. While the high winds were occurring, blowing dust was observed north of Tribune w…

This event is based on nearby observation at the Goodland and Syracuse airports. The ASOS at the airport in Goodland, KS report reported -25F wind chills starting at 2345 local on the 12th while the AWOS at Syracuse approached -25F at 3 AM. There were brief times during the day t…

Blizzard conditions of one-quarter mile and below with gusts of 35 to 40 mph observed over a duration just under seven hours. Most observations were reported from the town of Tribune. Snow reports ranged from 2 inches along the Colorado border to around 5 inches in the western ha…

Dispatch received reports of pea to penny sized hail. Most of the hail was pea to dime in size.

Report of up to nickel sized hail with some crop damage.

Report of railroad crossing arm broken off at main street in Tribune. Nearby Tribune AWOS observation recorded 68 mph wind gusts a couple of minutes later.

Tribune AWOS recorded 68 mph gusts for nearly 30 minutes.

Personal weather station reported 58 mph gusts for around 10 minutes east of Tribune.

Two rounds of hail reported during this timeframe, with the hail ranging in size up to quarters.

Landspout tornado reported roughly four miles north of Tribune. The landspout formed on or just to the west of Highway 27, then slowly moved east. The landspout remained over open land, so no damage was reported.

Reported ping pong ball to slightly larger hail. Photos sent via social media of measured hail 1.25 to 1.75 inches in diameter.

Spotter reports hail up to pennies in size covering the ground at location via social media. The hail was reported to have fallen over a 15 minute duration.

Rainfall amounts for the month ranged from 5 to 10 inches. This was two to eight inches above the normal amount of two to three inches of rainfall for the month.

Rainfall amounts ranged from four to six inches for the month. This was one to five inches above the normal amount of two to three inches for the month.