Ray storm history

Flash flooding fatality reported on 168th St. in Ray county, or approximately 5 miles northeast of Excelsior Springs. Woman drove into flooded road where it crossed a small stream...and vehicle was washed of the road. She could not be rescued in time.

Social media report of a large tree down on a property in rural Ray County north of Orrick.

Quarter sized hail reported near Lawson.

Downed wires near 228th Street near Elmira.

Tree limbs down near Excelsior Estates.

Downed wires near Schack Creek Road.

Downed tree limbs on the road in Richmond. Power was reported to be out in town.

Multiple reports of tree limbs and wires down in the Henrietta area.

Downed wires near Route T near Richmond.

Downed tree limbs and wires near Pryor Road near Henrietta.

Estimated 60 mph wind gusts near Excelsior Estates.

Downed tree and wires near Pennsylvania Avenue from thunderstorm outflow near Lawson.

Downed wires and power outages near Route EE west of Richmond.

Quarter sized hail in Lawson.

Half dollar sized hail was reported in Elmira.

Report of a semi blown over along MO-210 via social media relayed by law enforcement.

Downed tree at a residence in Richmond.

Social media report of minor tree damage from estimated 70 mph wind gusts from thunderstorms.

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 …

D2 drought carried over from October in Pettis County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.

Downed wires and power outages near Floyd Circle.

Quarter sized hail was reported in Wood Heights.

Quarter sized hail was reported in Wood Heights.

Shortly after 3 PM CST, law enforcement reported a power line down due to a tree blown down by thunderstorm winds estimated to 50 kts in the town of Woods Heights.

At 1528 LST, quarter size hail was reported 1 west southwest of Camden, MO in Ray County.

Sporadic tree and limb damage on the south side of Orrick.

Downed wires and power outages near Valley View Drive.

Social media report and photos of trees down on St. Cloud Road.

Downed trees and wires near 92nd Street.

Downed wires and power outages near Cunningham Street.

Downed wires and power outages near Daugherty Road.

A barn was largely destroyed near the intersection of 208th and Raum Road north of Lawson. This was part of a large swath of wind damage in the Lawson area.

A barn was largely destroyed near the intersection of 208th and Raum Road north of Lawson. This was part of a large swath of wind damage in the Lawson area.

The high and low temperatures at Kansas City International Airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 27 Low: 5 Jan 13: High: 5 Low: -11 Jan 14: High: -3 Low: -12 Jan 15: High: 2 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 12 Low: -10 Jan 19: High: 10 Low: -1 Jan 20: High: 11 Low: -7 Jan 21: High: 31 Low…

Severe drought impacted portions of Ray County in September 2023.

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.

Quarter sized hail was reported in central Richmond.

Golf ball sized hail was reported at the Shirkey Golf Course on the southeast side of Richmond.

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…

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.

Significant precipitation deficits yielded D2 drought conditions continuing into November before improving to D1 or better by November 15th.

Significant precipitation deficits continued into October with severe to extreme drought persisting through the month. Ray County began October mostly within D2 drought, with D3 drought setting in across southern Ray County toward the Missouri River by early October.

Due to ongoing lack of rain across the area the severe (D2) drought has expanded into Ray County. So far there have been little to no reports of impacts, but the drought continued into October.