Rawlins storm history

Three to five inches of snow fell on top of 1/2 inch of ice. Six people were injured when their vehicle skidded on icy roads 10 miles south of Atwood. The vehicle left the road and hit a shed.

The Kansas Mesonet site named Ludell3N recorded wind gusts of 58,59 and 62 mph.

A trained spotter located 2 NNW Blakeman reported that estimated 75 mph winds downed a 7.25 inch healthy tree limb with the winds. A Kansas Mesonet site named Ludell 3 N recorded a 72 mph wind gust.

Photo of 1 3/4 inch hail currently falling in Atwood. The hail ranged from quarter to golf ball in size.

Trained spotter reports a lot of quarter to ping-pong ball size hail; enough to cover the ground.

Near zero visibility in blowing dust was reported along a broken line of thunderstorms that were moving north. The dust storm came from the south.

Spotter reports penny sized hail that covered the ground.

A CO-OP Observer reported hail ranging from pea to quarters in size. Hail occurred before the rain did.

The mesonet site named K5ADT reported 63 mph gust.

The Atwood Airport (KADT) reported a 60 mph wind gust. A 58 mph wind gust was also reported during this time frame.

The Kansas Mesonet site named KS-Ludell3N reported 60 MPH gusts and 69 mph wind gusts during this time frame.

A Department of Highway employee reported quarter size hail along with estimated 50-60 mph winds.

A Department of Highway employee reported quarter size hail along with estimated 50-60 mph winds.

Trained spotter measure hail up to 0.80 inches in size.

Spotter reported a green tree limb down with picture of a 2-3 inch limb.

Public report of penny to nickel sized hail in Atwood.

Mostly pea sized, with nickel sized hail being the largest.

Four inch tree limb down from the wind with thunderstorms that moved through.

A trained spotter reported dime to penny size hail in McDonald.

A trained spotter reported hail up to penny size occurring.

A trained spotter reported hail ranging from pea to nickel size.

A trained spotter reported one inch hail.

Quarter size hail was reported by the public.

Nickel size hail was reported in the town of Atwood.

A trained spotter reports 13 inch tree limb down. It is unknown how healthy the tree limb was.

Pea to nickel size hail was reported in Atwood.

Nickel to quarter sized hail ongoing over a duration of 10 minutes.

Winds estimated and coming out of the southeast.

Spotter estimated 70 to 80 mph winds with blowing dust creating visibility reductions of 1/8 to 1/2 half mile. Also reported a 12 inch and multiple 8 inch tree limb broken. Some 8 inch limbs were thrown 300 to 350 feet from trees.

Automated weather station reported 58 MPH gust.

Report of 60 MPH wind gust.

Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust occurred across at least the western portions of the county.

Numerous two and a half inch diameter tree limbs blown down across the property.

Estimated wind gusts of 50-60 MPH with the wall of dust.

Trained spotter estimated 60 MPH wind gusts.

Public report of less than 100 yard visibility in a wall of dust along thunderstorm outflow boundary. The dust storm conditions began east of Highway 25, continuing across the east half of the county. Meanwhile thunderstorm activity continued to move northeast over the northwest …

A 34 inch diameter tree trunk was uprooted, along with some 4 and 10 inch diameter limbs.

The Atwood AWOS recorded a gust of 58 MPH as the front went through. Patchy blowing dust was reported, but no significant reports of blowing dust were passed along.

Public reported brownout conditions between Atwood and the state line.

Snowfall amounts ranged from two to four inches across the county. Key impacts: whiteout conditions, road closures.

Kansas Mesonet site Ludell 3N reports a 10 m wind gust of 60 mph and a 2 m gust of 49 mph.

A CoCoRaHS report of 6.5 inches of snowfall 7 NNE Ludell was reported. Additional amounts of 5 inches was reported in 7 NNW Blakeman, 1 S Atwood, and 1 N McDonald. Four and a half inches of snow was reported in the town of Atwood.

Precipitation amounts ranged from two to four inches across the county, with higher amounts generally over the southern part of the county. This was two to four inches above the normal amount of a half inch to an inch for the month.

The mesonet site FDK Achilles reported a 58 mph wind gust with stratiform rain in wake of a single departing thunderstorm across northwest Kansas.

Trained spotter reported pea to penny size hail.