Mcpherson storm history

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 75 mph were common across McPherson County mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 3 miles east southeast of Tryon recorded a peak wind gust of 77 mph at 800 am CST.

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across McPherson County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 3 miles east southeast of Tryon recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 147 pm CST.

Tornado briefly touched down over open rangeland with no damage reported.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far southwestern portions of the county, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far eastern and northeastern portions of McPherson County, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of May. Over far southwestern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far eastern and northeastern portions of McPherson County through the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued through the end of April.

Across McPherson County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 20 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 18th through the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to pro…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northeastern, far eastern and far northwestern portions of McPherson County through the end of February.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northeastern, far eastern and far northwestern portions of McPherson County through the end of January.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northeastern, far eastern and far northwestern portions of McPherson County through the end of December.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over most of McPherson County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of November. The exception was over northeastern, far eastern and far northwestern portions of the county where severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through t…

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of October over all but the far southwestern corner of McPherson County.

Across McPherson County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds combined t…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifti…

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far northeastern McPherson County, improved to abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of October.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September over far northeastern McPherson County.

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over northeastern McPherson County by the end of August. Over most of the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of the month. The ex…

Public reported ping pong ball size hail near Ringgold.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of July over all of McPherson County.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June over all of McPherson County.

Public reported hail ranging in size from pennies to quarters at this location.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of May over far northwestern McPherson County. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month.

Public reports thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 MPH with blowing dust and little to no rainfall.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of April over far northwestern McPherson County. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of March over all of McPherson County.

Across McPherson County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 34 below at the nearby T…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions over the western two-thirds of McPherson County by the end of February. Over the eastern third of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

A CoCoRaHS observer 11 miles east of Tryon reported 15 inches of snowfall. The nearby North Platte ASOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 230 am MST through 1 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across McPherson County ranged from 14 to 16 inches. North…

The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded freezing rain during the afternoon and early evening hours followed by snow during the overnight hours into the morning hours of January 3rd. Visibility was as low as a quarter mile at times during the early morning hours. Up to a tenth of an…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the western two-thirds of McPherson County through the end of January. Over the eastern third of the county, drought conditions improved from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Across McPherson County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph oc…

Blizzard conditions occurred across McPherson County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 4 to 7 inches. Blizzard conditions began at 10 am CST …

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of McPherson county through the end of December.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over northwestern McPherson County, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of November. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northwestern McPherson county through the end of October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over southwestern portions of the county through the end of the month. Over the remainder of McPherson county, severe (D2) drought con…

Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location.

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, present over northern McPherson county, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of September. Across southern McPherson county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted until the end of the month. Across far southwestern McPhers…

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far southern McPherson county expanded into the southern half of McPherson county by the end of August. Moderate (D1) drought conditions developed over the northern half of the county by the end of the month.

An expansion of D2 (severe drought) on July 19 included southern McPherson County. The remainder of the county continued as D0 or D1 through the month.

Hail lasted for 5 minutes. Time estimated by radar.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern half of McPherson county, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of May.

South winds were frequently sustained at 35 to 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph. The strongest winds occurred between 1130 pm on April 22nd until 1 am CST on April 23rd when wind gusts frequently ranged from 55 to 65 mph or higher. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind g…

The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 1041 am CST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with occasional gusts over 60 mph occurred across McPherson County during the morning and afternoon hours.