September 7th 2012 severe storms

An afternoon of wind and hail for the eastern half of Kansas

A potent cold front moved southeast across the state of Kansas on Friday, September 7th. Showers and thunderstorms began to develop along the front early Friday morning as it pushed through southern Nebraska and central Kansas. This front quickly moved through the state with the surge of cold air to follow. The collision of the cold air with the pre-existing instability helped the development of showers and thunderstorms even after the front had passed through. These storms produced winds of 60 to 80 mph and hail as large as golf balls.

Storm pictures

Another view of the shelf cloud approaching Derby #ksstorms #kswx pic.twitter.com/ZNm0cCfP
— John Lavin (@KUwxman) September 7, 2012

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