Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- June 1, 5:09 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, 2 mi E of Wamego
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -96.283
Thunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas during the late afternoon hours of the 1st and continued into the early evening hours while moving east. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with numerous reports of large hail.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas during the late afternoon hours of the 1st and continued into the early evening hours while moving east. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with numerous reports of large hail.
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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