Storm reports for September 18, 2010
NOAA recorded 131 hail reports and 16 wind reports in 6 states on September 18, 2010.
- in 6 states
- 147
- Storm reports
- About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO
- 5.5 in
- Largest hail
- About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on September 18, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
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What happened
In Independence, Missouri, hail up to 5.5 inches across fell in a shopping area on the afternoon of September 18, 2010, shattering skylights and damaging many vehicles, including at nearby car dealerships.1 NOAA lists $1 million in property damage from that storm in Jackson County.1 Late that night, winds estimated up to 80 mph near Smithville Lake in Clay County, Missouri, blew the roof off a house and knocked trees onto homes.2,3
In northeast Kansas, storms dropped hail the size of baseballs and larger on parts of Jefferson County, and a storm chaser reported hail 3.5 inches across.4 Late that night, a storm dropped tennis ball size hail on Mount Ayr, Iowa, for about 10 minutes, damaging vehicles and buildings across town.5 NOAA lists $10 million in property damage in Mount Ayr.5
Sources
- 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260413, hail, Jackson County, Missouri
- 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260462, thunderstorm wind, Clay County, Missouri
- 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260458, thunderstorm wind, Clay County, Missouri
- 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 262307, hail, Jefferson County, Kansas
- 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 260393, hail, Ringgold County, Iowa
Reports by hour
Hail131, most at 4 PM
Wind16, most at 11 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:55 AM | 0.88 in | About 26 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 10:55 AM | 0.88 in | About 48 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 11:25 AM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 3:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:55 PM | 2.75 in | About 18 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:00 PM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:01 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.17, -92.62, MO |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:17 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:22 PM | 2.0 in | About 25 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:26 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:27 PM | 2.75 in | About 14 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:27 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.09, -92.55, MO |
| 4:31 PM | 5.5 in | About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:34 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:40 PM | 1.25 in | Near 40.03, -92.49, MO |
| 4:41 PM | 0.88 in | About 24 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:47 PM | 0.75 in | About 17 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:47 PM | 2.75 in | About 14 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:51 PM | 2.75 in | About 15 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:53 PM | 2.75 in | About 16 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:53 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:54 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:02 PM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:05 PM | 1.5 in | About 20 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:11 PM | 3.5 in | About 26 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:13 PM | 2.0 in | About 26 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:16 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:23 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.92, -92.21, MO |
| 5:30 PM | 1.5 in | About 20 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:37 PM | 0.88 in | About 29 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:37 PM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:37 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.93, -91.40, IL |
| 5:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:41 PM | 1.5 in | Near 39.81, -92.14, MO |
| 5:43 PM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 5:44 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.81, -92.04, MO |
| 5:48 PM | 1.5 in | About 24 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:52 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.90, -91.40, IL |
| 5:56 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.84, -91.37, IL |
| 5:56 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:59 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:59 PM | 0.75 in | About 23 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:01 PM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:13 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 6:14 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:15 PM | 0.88 in | About 21 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.67, -91.86, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 0.88 in | About 27 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 39.71, -91.21, IL |
| 6:21 PM | 1.75 in | Near 39.55, -91.87, MO |
| 6:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 23 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 6:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 6:49 PM | 0.88 in | About 27 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:22 PM | 0.88 in | About 52 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:25 PM | 0.75 in | About 53 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:26 PM | 0.88 in | About 52 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 25 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 8:03 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.59, -93.31, MO |
| 8:08 PM | 1.5 in | Near 38.60, -93.23, MO |
| 8:10 PM | 1.5 in | Near 38.49, -93.24, MO |
| 8:32 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 8:35 PM | 0.75 in | About 51 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 9:05 PM | 1.75 in | About 59 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 9:12 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.70, -95.04, IA |
| 9:23 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.69, -95.09, IA |
| 9:25 PM | 1.5 in | Near 40.23, -92.78, MO |
| 9:26 PM | 0.75 in | About 49 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 9:35 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.74, -95.04, IA |
| 9:37 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 9:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 9:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 9:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 16 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 9:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 9:50 PM | 3.0 in | Near 40.74, -95.03, IA |
| 10:05 PM | 0.88 in | About 20 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 10:08 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 10:10 PM | 1.25 in | Near 40.73, -94.90, IA |
| 10:10 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.69, -94.90, IA |
| 10:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 31 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 10:53 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.67, -94.78, IA |
| 10:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 10:56 PM | 0.88 in | About 20 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 10:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 11:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 11:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 11:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 11:14 PM | 2.5 in | About 29 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 11:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 3 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:16 PM | 0.75 in | About 9 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 11:16 PM | 3.0 in | Near 41.17, -94.87, IA |
| 11:17 PM | 2.5 in | Near 40.67, -94.72, IA |
| 11:19 PM | 1.25 in | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:26 PM | 2.5 in | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:26 PM | 0.88 in | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 12:02 AM | 1.5 in | About 33 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:03 AM | 1.0 in | Near 41.13, -94.73, IA |
| 12:10 AM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:21 AM | 1.75 in | Near 40.69, -94.30, IA |
| 12:25 AM | 0.75 in | About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:28 AM | 1.5 in | About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:30 AM | 1.0 in | Near 41.08, -94.58, IA |
| 12:30 AM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:35 AM | 2.0 in | Near 40.72, -94.23, IA |
| 12:36 AM | 1.75 in | Near 40.71, -94.24, IA |
| 12:40 AM | 1.0 in | Near 40.71, -94.24, IA |
| 12:45 AM | 1.25 in | Near 40.71, -94.25, IA |
| 12:55 AM | 0.88 in | About 36 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 1:30 AM | 2.0 in | About 44 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 1:30 AM | 0.75 in | About 27 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 1:36 AM | 1.5 in | About 49 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 1:44 AM | 0.75 in | About 31 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 1:46 AM | 1.5 in | About 31 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 2:10 AM | 0.88 in | About 55 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 2:40 AM | 1.0 in | Near 41.02, -94.86, IA |
| 3:49 AM | 1.75 in | Near 40.75, -94.62, IA |
| 3:58 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.24, -93.69, MO |
| 4:21 AM | 1.75 in | Near 40.27, -94.03, MO |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.06, -92.75, MO |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 7:34 PM | 60 mph | About 59 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 7:35 PM | 60 mph | Near 39.28, -91.36, MO |
| 8:05 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.50, -93.32, MO |
| 8:30 PM | 64 mph | About 41 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 8:42 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.44, -93.10, MO |
| 10:58 PM | 60 mph | About 5 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:20 PM | 60 mph | About 16 miles from St. Louis, MO |
| 11:26 PM | 64 mph | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:26 PM | 64 mph | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:26 PM | 64 mph | About 6 miles from Kansas City, MO |
Show all 16 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:28 AM | 60 mph | About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:35 AM | 81 mph | About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 12:40 AM | 81 mph | About 18 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 2:10 AM | 64 mph | About 55 miles from Kansas City, MO |
By state
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO | 5.5 in | 64 mph | 0 |
| Des Moines, IA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.