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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.50 in. |
| State | KANSAS |
| County/Area | MORRIS |
| WFO | TOP |
| Begin Date | 03/23/2009 21:35:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | BURDICK |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 38.59/-96.88 |
| End Date | 03/23/2009 21:35:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Strong thunderstorms developed ahead of an eastward moving dryline and cold front that pushed through Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Discrete thunderstorms merged into a convective line as they moved through the Topeka County Warning Area. Hail was the primary severe report received locally, with the largest stones reported one and a half inches in diameter. Sporadic thunderstorm wind gusts greater than 50kts were also received, and one tornado was reported. A swath of straight line wind damage was noted to have occurred in close proximity to the tornado path. An official NWS Storm Survey corroborated by Topeka WSR-88d indicated that a tornado had in fact occurred. Only minor damage and no deaths or injuries were reported. |
| Event Narrative | Public report of hail the size of walnuts. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ABILENE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ABILENE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 15:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST GEORGE | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANHATTAN | RILEY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:03 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ONAGA | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:19 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKEFIELD | CLAY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:27 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OLSBURG | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OLSBURG | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OLSBURG | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ABILENE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKEFIELD | CLAY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ABILENE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ABILENE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOONLIGHT | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JUNCTION CITY | GEARY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MILFORD | GEARY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ONEIDA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANHATTAN | RILEY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WESTMORELAND | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WESTMORELAND | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (MHK)MANHATTAN MUNI | RILEY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 17:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHEATON | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANHATTAN | RILEY CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHEATON | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ONAGA | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANHATTAN | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORNING | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:18 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CORNING | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ONAGA | POTTAWATOMIE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:29 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WETMORE | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRVIEW | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:46 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRVIEW | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 18:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HIAWATHA | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HIAWATHA | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 19:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HIAWATHA | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 19:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HIAWATHA | BROWN CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 19:56 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODBINE | DICKINSON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 20:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WILSEY | MORRIS CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE CITY | MORRIS CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 20:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VOLLAND | WABAUNSEE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 21:26 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BURDICK | MORRIS CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 21:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BUSHONG | LYON CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 22:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HARVEYVILLE | WABAUNSEE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 22:51 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BURLINGAME | OSAGE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 23:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PAULINE | SHAWNEE CO. | KS | 03/23/2009 | 23:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
