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Storm reports for September 15, 2010

NOAA recorded 59 hail reports, 65 wind reports and 11 tornado reports in 9 states on September 15, 2010.

in 9 states
135
Storm reports
About 7 miles from Wichita, KS
7.75 in
Largest hail
About 14 miles from Springfield, MO
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 34 miles from Corpus Christi, TX
11
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on September 15, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Two storms dropped very large hail across Sedgwick County, Kansas, from about 4:35 to 5:10 p.m. CST. The swath was about 5 miles wide and 15 miles long, from northwest of Goddard through western and southern Wichita to near Rose Hill.1 Hail the size of softballs and grapefruit punched holes in roofs, some big enough for a person's head to fit through, and dented cars along the path.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $150 million in property damage in Sedgwick County.1 A hailstone that fell in west Wichita measured 7.75 inches across. A state climate extremes committee declared it the largest-diameter hailstone on record in Kansas.2

From 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. CST, microbursts with winds estimated at 80 to 90 mph hit Greene and Webster counties in southwest Missouri. They destroyed large barns near Rogersville and Zenar, blew the roof off a large workshop near Palmetto and dropped trees onto houses.3,4,5,6 At 7:02 p.m. CST, winds estimated at 70 knots (81 mph) tore across Winfield in Cowley County, Kansas. They destroyed a trailer and tore part of a roof and a large awning off buildings on the east side of town.7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 263038, hail, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 263040, hail, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260198, thunderstorm wind, Greene County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260203, thunderstorm wind, Greene County, Missouri
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260205, thunderstorm wind, Webster County, Missouri
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260207, thunderstorm wind, Webster County, Missouri
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 263005, thunderstorm wind, Cowley County, Kansas

Reports by hour

Hail59, most at 7 PM

Wind65, most at 7 PM

Tornado11, most at 7 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
10:49 AMEF0About 34 miles from Corpus Christi, TX0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:23 PMEF0About 51 miles from Midland, TX0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:28 PMEF0About 9 miles from Wichita, KS0.4 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:34 PMEF0About 11 miles from Wichita, KS0.66 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:52 PMEF0About 16 miles from Wichita, KS0.38 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:02 PMEF0Near 37.66, -96.25, KS0.44 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:17 PMEF0Near 37.64, -96.22, KS0.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0About 30 miles from Wichita, KS0.43 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:50 PMEF0About 32 miles from Wichita, KS0.88 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:00 PMEF0About 38 miles from Wichita, KS0.43 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:50 PMEF0About 12 miles from Springfield, MO0.43 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas5723268
Missouri210201
Minnesota181080
Oklahoma12930
Iowa8440
South Dakota8800
Nebraska7430
Texas3102
Arkansas1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Wichita, KS7.75 in60 mph2
El Paso, TX1.75 inNone0
Omaha, NE1.0 in60 mph0
Springfield, MONone90 mph1

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.