Severe Weather on April 2, 2015

Thunderstorms developed across eastern Colorado during the afternoon of April 2, 2015. As the storms moved east into western Kansas, strong winds and were produced.  Areas of blowing dust limited visibilities to near zero across portions of Cheyenne County, Colorado, and Greeley County, Kansas. Damage was produced by wind gusts in excess of 100 MPH across Cheyenne County, Colorado, and across Greeley, Wallace, and Logan Counties.

Here is a list of storm reports that were received

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1031 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0543 PM     HAIL             12 NE KIT CARSON        38.89N 102.64W
04/02/2015  E0.75 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NEAR THE CROSSROAD OF HWY 28 AND ROAD V. WINDS ARE 
            ESTIMATED TO BE 45 MPH BLOWING DUST FROM THE NE TO THE 
            SW. 

0543 PM     HAIL             6 N WILD HORSE          38.91N 103.00W
04/02/2015  E0.25 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   CO-OP OBSERVER  

0550 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 N KIT CARSON          38.84N 102.80W
04/02/2015                   CHEYENNE           CO   STORM CHASER    

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED...WORKING TO CONFIRM IF TORNADO HAS
            TOUCHED DOWN OR NOT

0600 PM     HAIL             4 N KIT CARSON          38.82N 102.80W
04/02/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0614 PM     HAIL             KIT CARSON              38.76N 102.80W
04/02/2015  M1.00 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            OCCURRING IN THE TOWN OF KIT CARSON

0630 PM     HAIL             2 N CHEYENNE WELLS      38.85N 102.35W
04/02/2015  E0.25 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            ESTIMATED WINDS ARE 40 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST. 

0701 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S SHARON SPRINGS      38.87N 101.75W
04/02/2015  E55.00 MPH       WALLACE            KS   PUBLIC          


0712 PM     TSTM WND GST     18 S SHARON SPRINGS     38.63N 101.75W
04/02/2015  E60.00 MPH       GREELEY            KS   PUBLIC          

            BLOWING DUST AS WELL WITH ZERO VISIBILITY

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S RUSSELL SPRINGS     38.87N 101.18W
04/02/2015                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON COUNTY RD 270.

0726 PM     HAIL             WINONA                  39.06N 101.25W
04/02/2015  E0.88 INCH       LOGAN              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0743 PM     DUST STORM       N TRIBUNE               38.47N 101.75W
04/02/2015                   GREELEY            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            MANY REPORTS OF ZERO VISIBILITY FROM 642 PM THROUGH 743 
            PM ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.

0746 PM     TSTM WND DMG     13 S SHARON SPRINGS     38.71N 101.75W
04/02/2015                   WALLACE            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            REPORT OF DAMAGE TO 2 FARM HOUSES, DEAD TREES UPROOTED, 
            POWERLINES DOWN AND TWO IRRIGATION PIVOTS TURNED OVER. 

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     13 N TRIBUNE            38.66N 101.75W
04/02/2015                   GREELEY            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            TIME ESTIMATED OF EVENT WAS 1950 MDT. REPORT OF DAMAGE TO
            POWER LINES INCLUDING 6 POWER POLES BEING KNOCKED DOWN,13
            IRRIGATION PIVOTS TURNED OVER, A SHED BLOWING OVER AND 
            SIDING BLOWING OFF A HOUSE IN THE GRAY ALLEN RESIDENCE. 

0758 PM     HAIL             6 S HOXIE               39.27N 100.44W
04/02/2015  E0.88 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            ROADS ARE COVERED WITH ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH DEPTH IN 
            HAIL. 

0811 PM     HAIL             QUINTER                 39.07N 100.23W
04/02/2015  M1.25 INCH       GOVE               KS   PUBLIC          

1130 PM     HAIL             COLBY                   39.39N 101.05W
04/02/2015  E0.88 INCH       THOMAS             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            REPORTED BY SHERIFF DISPATCH

Dust Storm Near Cheyenne Wells (Courtesy of the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office)	Dust Storm near Horrace, Kansas (Couresty of Mark Rine)
Damage at a Dairy in Northern Greeley County	Tree Damage along the Greeley County/Wallace County Line
Structure Damage along the Greeley County/Wallace County Line	Damage at a Dairy in Northern Greeley County