Harrison storm history

Freezing rain occurred through much of the night going into January 11, and caused around a quarter to one-third inch accumulation. This occurred prior to about 2 to 3 inches of snow falling. This resulted in several auto accidents. One occurred along I-35 near Bethany. A vehicle…

Flash flooding across portions of Harrison County due to widespread 6 plus inches of rain.

Personal weather station in far NW Harrison County reports 7.07 inches of rain over the last 36 hours.

Personal weather station north of Eagleville reports 6.80 inches of rain over the past 36 hours.

Quarter sized hail in Bethany.

Ping pong ball sized hail south of Hatfield.

Half dollar sized hail north of Bethany.

Quarter sized hail on WSW side of Bethany.

Quarter sized hail reported in Bethany.

The ASOS at Chillicothe reported wind chills between -15 and -20 between 1 am and 11 am on Feb 18th, with temperatures between 0 and -1 degrees. Wind chills once again dropped to between -14 and -20 degrees between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 9 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures dropping …

Much of Harrison County, especially northern Harrison County, received 5 inches or more of snow.

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Harrison County, major impacts occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th, when moderate to heavy snow fell. The emergency manager …

Estimated 60 mph wind gusts along Interstate 35 south of Bethany.

Estimated gusts up to 60 mph in Bethany with power outages on the east side of town.

Power wires downed with power outages in Cainsville.

Half dollar sized hail was reported on the southwest side of Bethany.

Ping pong ball sized hail was reported just east of Bethany.

Quarter sized hail was reported about 5 miles east of Bethany along US Highway 136.

The high and low temperatures at Lamoni airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 21 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 4 Low: -16 Jan 14: High: -9 Low: -18 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 17: High: 23 Low: 0 Jan 18: High: 25 Low: 6 Jan 19: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 20: High: 9 Low…

Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.

Severe drought (D2) improved to moderate drought (D1) by mid August.

While some areas saw some average or above average rain through July, most of the area across eastern Kansas saw the severe drought conditions continue through the month of July. As of now, widespread drought impacts have not been reported.

Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated along Interstate 35 near the Iowa border.

Two semi trucks overturned on Interstate 35.

Trees were downed and power went out across Bethany.

Mobile home was severely damaged. A roof was ripped from a metal building. Trees downed.

After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into severe drought conditions. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Precipitation Service page there was a deficit of 2-5 inches across May and June which led to the declaration and maintenance of seve…

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported south of Bethany.

Tennis ball sized hail was reported in rural southwestern Harrison County north of McFall.

Mostly quarter to golf ball sized hail with a few stones up to baseball size was reported just south of Bethany.

Baseball sized hail was reported in far southern Harrison County along US Highway 69.

Softball sized hail was reported near Gilman City.

A supercell produced 1.25 hail in Gilman City in southeastern Harrison County.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

There was a report of 60 mph wind near Hatfield received via social media.

This report came in via social media.

Several reports from across the area indicated around 6 inches of snow Harrison County.

COOP observer in Ridgeway reported 6 inches of snow on New Year's Day.

Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…

There was a report of powerlines down in Bethany.

Several roads and highways had running water in and around Bethany.

Fire department reported 60 to 70 mph wind, and emergency management reported power poles down in Bethany.

There was a report of 65 mph wind with power poles down in Bethany.

In the third night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.