Tornado and huge hail – Central Kansas 4/19/2023

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A very conditional day – storms were expected, and if they could break the cap – may be very volatile.

Towers going up along the dryline in Central Kansas. #kswx @NWSWichita
Towers going up along the dryline in Central Kansas.

The first attempt at storms yielded some wind and marginally severe hail. I tracked the storms through Harvey and Marion counties before dipping south to watch for further storm development.

Storms near Tampa, Kansas
Storms near Tampa, Kansas
Storms moving off to the northeast from east of Tampa, Kansas.
Storms moving off to the northeast from east of Tampa, Kansas.

The southern storms had a potent look – and we began seeing large hail reports from near Peabody, Kansas.

Incredible storm near Florence, Kansas. 07:57 PM #kswx
Incredible storm near Florence, Kansas. 07:57 PM #kswx
My chase partner Beth put on her “Hailmet” to go find the biggest hail stones.

Initially sitting at Florence, Kansas, we found some half dollar sized hail – which is considered severe, but nothing compared to what we found a few miles east in Elmdale, Kansas.

Copious amounts of tennis ball sized hail were found near Elmdale, Kansas.

A few moments later – our supercell started to go through tornadogenesis.

A brief tornado developed near US-50 a few miles west of Strong City, Kansas.

As the sun set and the skies got darker, night mode was initiated on my camera. My apologies for the green hue – but it was the only way we could see the tornado through the rain.

Tornado in progress near Strong City, Kansas.

As the even progressed, this prolific tornado producing supercell continued producing.

Tornadoes near Strong City, Kansas.

Overall the day looked fairly unimpressive, but gave quite the show.



Community Comments

Beth in the hail is everything 👌🏻

1y Reply

Nice work Bryce! So much fun to chase Kansas and see ya! 🌪️🌪️🌪️

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