July13-14th Hurricane Force Winds and Some Hail

Overview

Hurricane force winds occurred across Kansas beginning the morning of July 13th and ending the morning of July 14th. Two overnight mesoscale convective systems moved across central and south central Kansas which whipped through with 80mph winds. During the evening of July 13th, a round of severe weather occurred in south central Kansas which brought an impressive cumulonimbus tower that could be seen from far away; these storms had hail up to ping ball sized unlike the morning storms.


Morning of July 13th bowing segment	Morning of July 14th winds approaching Wichita	Tables of highest wind speeds on July 13th & 14th

Wind & Hail
Storm Reports
Rainfall

Wind & Hail:

Wind

July 13th morning


Tree damage to a pool in Bunker Hill Courtesy of Nikki (via KWCH)	Grain bin in Russell Courtesy of Keith Haberer (RS EM)	Grain bin in Russell Courtesy of Keith Haberer (RS EM)	Shelf cloud near Ellsworth Courtesy of Anna Auld (KWCH)

Shed damage in Russell Courtesy of J. Basil Dannebohm	Tree damage in Russell Courtesy of J. Basil Dannebohm	Tree & car damage in Bunker Hill Courtesy of Deb (via KWCH)	Shelf cloud near Ellsworth Courtesy of Anna Auld (KWCH)

July 14th morning


6 inch limb in Andale Courtesy of @Craziman	Shelf cloud in El Dorado Courtesy of KDOT	Overturned semi in south Wichita Courtesy of @travisheying (Wichita Eagle)	Tree damage in Maize Courtesy of @kansastwisters1

Tree damage in West Wichita (119th&Central) Courtesy of @TheByler

Hail

July 13th evening


Hail - 5SW Geuda Springs Courtesy of @stormchaserQ	Storm in Sumner County from NWS Wichita Courtesy of Ken Cook	Mesocyclone - 6SW Geuda Springs Courtesy of @stormchaserQ

Storm Reports


July 13th morning	July 13th evening	July 14th morning

Rain Reports

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