Overview
A dryline and Pacific cold front moved into the region on Monday May 6th and with abundant moisture and instability already in place, storms erupted by the early afternoon hours across west-central Kansas. As storms tracked across Central Kansas they produced hail up to slightly larger than baseballs! Storms became more numerous over southeast Kansas after sunset with wind and heavy rain becoming the main threats. The majority of the tornadoes on this day took place down in Oklahoma where an EF-4 struck the town of Barnsdall Oklahoma. |
Photos & Video
The following pictures are of straight-line wind damage near Burden
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Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Wichita KS 1258 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0400 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 S Hoisington 38.45N 98.78W 05/06/2024 M54 MPH Barton KS Mesonet Measured by the Kansas State mesonet station. 0412 PM Hail Pawnee Rock 38.27N 98.98W 05/06/2024 E1.00 Inch Barton KS 911 Call Center Nickel to quarter sized hail in Pawnee Rock. 0422 PM Hail Great Bend 38.36N 98.81W 05/06/2024 E0.88 Inch Barton KS Law Enforcement 0436 PM Hail 3 SW Holyrood 38.56N 98.44W 05/06/2024 M1.00 Inch Ellsworth KS Trained Spotter Just east of main hail core. One inch hail. 0440 PM Hail 4 SSW Claflin 38.47N 98.57W 05/06/2024 M3.00 Inch Barton KS Public Delayed report, via image on social media (X). 0444 PM Hail Claflin 38.53N 98.54W 05/06/2024 M0.88 Inch Barton KS 911 Call Center 0450 PM Hail Claflin 38.52N 98.53W 05/06/2024 M2.00 Inch Barton KS Public Picture messaged to NWS. 0450 PM Hail 8 N Ellsworth 38.85N 98.23W 05/06/2024 M0.25 Inch Ellsworth KS Emergency Mngr 0451 PM Hail Claflin 38.52N 98.54W 05/06/2024 M2.50 Inch Barton KS Law Enforcement Corrects time on previous hail report from Claflin. 0454 PM Hail Claflin 38.52N 98.54W 05/06/2024 E1.00 Inch Barton KS 911 Call Center 0544 PM Hail 3 ESE Sterling 38.19N 98.15W 05/06/2024 E0.70 Inch Rice KS Emergency Mngr 0607 PM Hail Nickerson 38.15N 98.09W 05/06/2024 E1.00 Inch Reno KS Trained Spotter 0618 PM Hail 7 N Inman 38.33N 97.77W 05/06/2024 E0.88 Inch McPherson KS Trained Spotter 0619 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 S Mcpherson 38.36N 97.66W 05/06/2024 M52 MPH McPherson KS Mesonet Kansas State mesonet station. 0619 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSE Lindsborg 38.55N 97.67W 05/06/2024 M50 MPH McPherson KS Trained Spotter 0622 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NE Mcpherson 38.40N 97.61W 05/06/2024 McPherson KS Public Power pole snapped. Time estimated via radar. 0624 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Lindsborg 38.61N 97.69W 05/06/2024 M57 MPH McPherson KS Trained Spotter Relayed by Saline County EM. 0624 PM Hail 2 NNW Lindsborg 38.61N 97.69W 05/06/2024 E0.70 Inch McPherson KS Trained Spotter Relayed by Saline County EM. 0823 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Burden 37.31N 96.72W 05/06/2024 Cowley KS Emergency Mngr Power line down on roadway along US-160. 0855 PM Tornado 7 W Elgin 37.00N 96.41W 05/06/2024 Chautauqua KS Public Possible tornado crossed the state line near Hewins. Report passed on from media. 0856 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Severy 37.62N 96.23W 05/06/2024 M68 MPH Greenwood KS Mesonet 0907 PM Flood 1 W Severy 37.62N 96.25W 05/06/2024 Greenwood KS Fire Dept/Rescue Reports of flooding on K99 just sough of US 400. 0914 PM Hail Salina 38.82N 97.62W 05/06/2024 E0.75 Inch Saline KS Emergency Mngr 0922 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Fall River 37.61N 96.03W 05/06/2024 E70 MPH Greenwood KS Fire Dept/Rescue 0926 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Elk City 37.29N 95.91W 05/06/2024 E70 MPH Montgomery KS Emergency Mngr 0930 PM Flood Howard 37.47N 96.26W 05/06/2024 Elk KS Emergency Mngr Street flooding reported in Howard. 0936 PM Flood 2 N Severy 37.65N 96.23W 05/06/2024 Greenwood KS Emergency Mngr Water over Highway 99 north of Severy. 0955 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 S Elk City 37.24N 95.90W 05/06/2024 E70 MPH Montgomery KS Fire Dept/Rescue Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 S Elk City. 1033 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 S Angola 37.05N 95.47W 05/06/2024 Labette KS Emergency Mngr Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 S Angola. Barn had the roof blown off. 1044 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Edna 37.06N 95.36W 05/06/2024 E60 MPH Labette KS Broadcast Media 1100 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Chetopa 37.04N 95.09W 05/06/2024 Labette KS Emergency Mngr Tree fell on a house with injuries reported by Emergency Management.
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