June 3rd southern Kansas Bow Echo

During the evening of June 3rd, a strong bow echo entered Harper county about 8pm. This bow echo continued to move eastward with some new storms developing on the north side. These storms impacted a large portion of south central and southeastern Kansas.

Wind speeds reached upwards to 70 to 80 MPH as it moved eastward. Many communities had trees and power lines down from the winds and were without power. A school in Mulvane had roof damage and there was significant roof damage to the terminal building at Strother Field Airport near Winfield.

As the bow echo exited the area another storm developed over Cowley County dropping golf ball sized hail.

Radar images

Radar Reflectivity showing the bow echo as it's moving through Harper County around 820pm.	Radar Reflectivity around 9pm showing the bow echo as it's moving through Sumner County and just about to enter Cowley County.
Radar Reflectivity around 9:30pm showing the bow echo as it's moving through Cowley County.	Radar Reflectivity around 11pm showing the storm over Cowley that produced golf ball sized hail.

Storm reports

Storm reports over southern Kansas. Blue W's show severe wind reports and green H's show severe hail reports.

Damage pictures

Straight line wind damage in Burden. Photo taken by Brian Stone.	Straight line wind damage in downtown Winfield. Photo taken by Brian Stone.	Straight line wind damage in Winfield. Photo taken by Brian Stone
Straight line wind damage on the west side of Winfield. Photo taken by Brian Stone.	Straight line wind damage west of Winfield. Photo taken by Brian Stone.