Two rounds of intense thunderstorms brought large hail, destructive wind and heavy rain to most of the KVOE listening area Tuesday morning.
Storms crossed the area between 7 and 9 am and again between 10 am and noon. Hail to the size of baseballs fell between Emporia and Lebo in the first round, with rain totals anywhere from 1.2 to 2.5 inches in Emporia also in the first round of storms. Winds as high as 75 mph caused building damage in parts of Coffey, Morris and Osage counties in the second round of storms.
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Storm reports from KVOE listeners
Emporia
*KVOE studios: Pea to penny-sized hail, 1.8 inches of rain
*Downtown Emporia: Mechanic Street underpass closed for about an hour due to heavy rainfall.
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 54 mph winds
*Bluestem Hall: 1.6 inches
*Burns Street: 2.5 inches of rain
*Graphic Arts Road: Dime-sized hail
*Hidden Lakes: 2.3 inches
*Lakeview: 2.25 inches
*Homewood Street: Nickel-sized hail
*Monterey Drive: 1.75 inches
*Morningside Drive: 1.25 inches
*Peter Pan Park: 1.21 inches of rain
*South Walnut Grove: 1.8 inches of rain
*South and Sylvan: 1.7 inches
*West Lake: 1.5 inches
*East of Emporia: Golf ball-size hail four to five miles east of town
Area
*Burlington: 75 mph winds
*Cottonwood Falls: Dime-sized hail
*Hartford: Quarter-sized hail
*Interstate 35 at Kansas Highway 130: Golf ball to baseball-sized hail for up to 12 minutes
*Lake Kahola: 1 inch of rain
*Lebo: Quarter- to palm-sized hail
*Lyon-Greenwood county line: Quarter-sized hail
*Melvern Lake: 2 inches of rain
*New Strawn: 75 mph winds
*Olivet: Egg-sized hail
*Overbrook: 75 mph winds. Fertilizer silo and storage sheds blown over
*Strong City: Penny-sized hail
*Waverly: Quarter-sized hail
*White City: Outbuildings blown over
The storms fell during an extended severe thunderstorm watch that called for very large hail and winds as high as 75 mph in isolated cases.
This follows Sunday’s activity, where a line of storms dropped brief heavy rain, small hail and a concentrated area of high wind. An area just south of Hamilton experienced winds as high as 75 mph, leading to downed power poles, downed trees and damaged outbuildings.
Sunday storm reports
*KVOE studios: 0.20 inches of rain
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.40 inches of rain
*Cottonwood Falls: Dime-sized hail, 1.1 inches of rain
*Hamilton: Wind gusts estimated at 75 mph pulled down several power poles and trees. Damage to outbuildings also reported.
*Hartford: 0.35 inches of rain
*Matfield Green: 0.80 inches of rain
*Piedmont: Quarter-sized hail
There were also several scattered power outages, mainly in Greenwood County. Those impacted over 200 Evergy customers, and several took most of the day to restore.
The rest of the work week should be calmer for the most part, although there is a chance of showers and storms Thursday.
