Wallace storm history

Golfball-size hail damaged roofs and cars resulting in $1.2 milllion loss.

A 62 mph wind gust was recorded on CWOP site named CW6099 9 SSE Sharon Springs. Another wind gust of 61 mph was located at Mt. Sunflower via weatherunderground site named KKSWESKA9.

Multiple reports of 1 to 1.25 inch hail in Sharon Springs.

Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail reported in town.

Penny to tennis ball size hail fell. Tennis ball size occurred first.

Multiple reports of a wall of dust associated with thunderstorm winds dropping the visibility to below a quarter mile.

Still hailing at the time of the report. Hail was to the size of quarters along with winds gusting to 45 to 50 mph and heavy rain.

Dime to quarter size hail along with estimated 45-60 mph winds.

Estimated 45 to 60 mph winds with hail of dime to quarters.

A public report of 70 MPH winds with an outflow boundary ahead of the storms in Weskan.

Quarter to ping pong sized hail reported via social media from in the town of Sharon Springs and just south of town.

Image of hailstones larger than half dollars from Sharon Springs from social media.

Spotter reported hail generally around quarters in size, but with a few baseball sized hailstones as well.

Various hail sizes noted in multiple photos with largest being baseball size. Some damage also occurred to travel trailer and a barn.

The mesonet site KKSWESKA9 measured the 72 mph wind gust.

The mesonet site named Wallace on the Kansas Mesonet measured the 59 mph wind gust.

The mesonet site CW6099 reported the wind gust.

CWOP site gw6138 recorded a 63 MPH gust.

Site C6099 reported 59 mph wind gust.

Mesonet site named KKSSHARO30 located 4 E Sharon Springs reported the wind gust.

Wunderground site KKSSHARO30 reported the gust associated with outflow from decaying storm.

Report of 1 inch hail from MPing.

Weather Link site Section 32 reported a 71 mph wind gust.

Weather link site Farm Location reported a 59 mph wind gust.

Kansas State Mesonet, Wallace site reported a 69 MPH gust.

Spotter report of 64 MPH gust.

AWN site Section 22 reported a 64 mph wind gust.

Law enforcement reported an estimated 80 MPH gust.

Dust storm conditions likely occurred in Wallace County along the outflow boundary due to this conditions being reported in Cheyenne County CO to the west and Sherman County to the north as the outflow boundary moved through. Meanwhile thunderstorm activity continued to move nort…

Report of golf ball sized hail, with photos, from local Emergency Manager.

Spotter reported dime to penny sized hail covering the ground.

Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace to two inches. Key impacts: whiteout conditions, road closures.

A report of visibility from 3/4 mile to below 1/2 mile looking into a plume of dust towards the southwest. This was reported 8 SSW of Weskan.

Multiple sites reported gusts of 60 to 70 MPH across the county.

A video of quarter mile visibility in the blowing dust along Hwy 40 near Wallace was received. Roughly ten minutes later about 10 cars were involved in an accident on Hwy 40 just east of Sharon Springs. The accident occurred because drivers stopped on the highway because they cou…

The wind gust was reported via Mesonet station CW6099 9 SSE Sharon Springs.

A public report of 7 inches of snow in Sharon Springs. Additional reports of 6 inches of snow in Sharon Springs was reported by the public and the Emergency Manager along with another report of 6 inches 11 NNW of Weskan. A Cocorahs report of 4 inches was also received 10 S Sharon…

Precipitation amounts ranged from three to five 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.

Wallace County dispatch reported dime to nickel sized hail with some light/localized accumulation in Sharon Springs. Picture of accumulating hail observed on Facebook.

Reported via mesonet station CW6099 near Sharon Springs.

Public report of 0.75 inch estimated hail.

Public report of 1.25 inch hail.

Public report of 70 MPH estimated winds and pea sized hail.

Dispatch reports 65 MPH gusts.