Supercell thunderstorm produces damage across Rice County on August 15th

Overview

A supercell thunderstorm tracked across Rice county on Sunday August 15th producing extremely strong straight-line winds and hail up to the size of baseballs. Strong winds blew over railroad cars and snapped power poles.

Wind Event
Addition Info

Wind Event

Rice County

Date	8/15/2021
Time (Local)	6:03 pm - 6:40 pm CDT
Est. Peak Winds	110 mph
Path Length	15 miles
Max Width	3.5 miles
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: A long track wind storm moved SSW across mainly Rice county causing significant damage to railroad cars, power lines, and crops.

Track Map


Rail cars blown over around 2 miles west of Geneseo	Power poles snapped about 2 miles southwest of Geneseo	Power poles snapped about 2 miles southwest of Geneseo

Crop damage around 3 miles southwest of Geneseo	Crop damage about 2.5 miles west of Geneseo	Social media post regarding this event

Additional Information

Radar animation of the supercell storm

		It’s been almost 4 hours since these storms rolled through Rice county and we still have golf ball to ping pong ball size hail on the ground. The hail evaporating has led to a thick layer of fog. #kswx @KSNNews @KSNStormTrack3 https://t.co/9wwSkZYnPl pic.twitter.com/y0uBIGxz8z — Erika Paige (@ErikaPaigeWX) August 16, 2021
One hour radar estimated rainfall	Maximum expected size of hail product
Half a mile of rail cars knocked over @KWCH12 @NWSWichita this is west of Geneseo along Hwy 4 pic.twitter.com/kPpAFmoMYR — Ross Janssen (@KWCHRoss) August 16, 2021	Some aftermath photos (along Hwy 4) #kswx pic.twitter.com/Q01HNQmh1K — Ross Janssen (@KWCHRoss) August 15, 2021	#kswx 5 miles N of Lyons, broad rotation@NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/wCh9NAgvrn — WxQuiK (@Wx_QuiK_) August 15, 2021

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