Hail in Kansas, March 12, 2006

Name: Hail in Kansas, March 12, 2006
Start: 2006-03-12T13:10
End: 2006-03-12T18:37
Location: Kansas

March 12, 2006 · NWS TOP · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 5:30 AM CST, 7 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 5:30 AM CST, 7 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
530 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

.UPDATE...NEW RUC HAS A MUCH SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE DRYLINE THAN
EVEN THE 06Z NAM.  WITH ISSUANCE OF MORNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH DUE TO DEVELOPING ELEVATED STORMS...HAVE OPTED TO PULL
AFTERNOON SEVERE WORDING FARTHER WEST.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...

A STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHED FROM NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI THIS MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE POOLING TO THE
SOUTH.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER IOWA KEPT THE FORECAST AREA COOL
WITH DEWPOINTS ONLY IN THE 30S VERSUS 60+ SOUTH OF THE FRONT.  WIND
PROFILERS SHOWED SOUTH/SOUTHEAST H850 FLOW OVER THE FRONT AT
FORECAST TIME.  THE WARM AIR AND ADDITION MOISTURE HAVE RESULTED IN
MID CLOUD FORMATION OVER THE NORTHCENTRAL COUNTIES THIS MORNING.

ADDITIONAL WARMING WILL CREATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ELEVATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING FOR MOST OF THE AREA.  THE SURFACE FRONT
WILL LIFT NORTH BY AFTERNOON ALLOWING DEWPOINTS TO JUMP ACROSS
EASTERN KANSAS.  MEANWHILE A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE FROM
EASTERN COLORADO TO NORTHEAST KANSAS BY SUNSET.  THIS WILL PUSH DRY
AIR INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND SET UP A DRY LINE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA DURING PEAK HEATING.

AT THE CURRENT TIME...THE STRONGEST/SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN FRINGE OF THE FORECAST AREA AROUND MID
AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST.  HAVE DEPICTED A CHANCE
FOR SEVERE STORMS FROM LAWRENCE TO GARNETT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
ALSO THE DRY AIR INTRUSION FROM CENTRAL KANSAS ACROSS ABILENE TOWARD
MANHATTAN.

COOLER AIR AND STRATUS WILL SINK SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE
AND H500 LOWS MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.  EXPECT TO SEE SOME LIGHT
PRECIP TOWARD THE NEBRASKA BORDER TONIGHT...AND WITH H850 TEMPS
DROPPING BELOW ZERO SOME OF THE LIGHT RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW.

ON MONDAY THE H500 LOW TILL BE OVER WISCONSIN AND SEEMS TOO FAR
NORTHEAST FOR MUCH MORE THAN SOME SPRINKLE/FLURRIES THIS FAR
SOUTHEAST.  HAVE OPTED TO HAVE A DRY FORECAST ON MONDAY WITH
DECREASING CLOUDS FORM THE WEST BY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ON TUESDAY MAY CREATE SOME MID CLOUDS FOR THE
AREA...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

&&

.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

THIS CONCLUDES MY FINAL MIDNIGHT SHIFT WITH RETIREMENT IN 12 DAYS.

ROGERS

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 5:15 AM CST, 7 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
515 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-131115-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
515 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MORNING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA...SOME
POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM
MARYSVILLE TO MANHATTAN TO COUNCIL GROVE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS.

THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE VERY HIGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM HIAWATHA TO TOPEKA AND BURLINGTON.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:21 AM CST, 2 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1021 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE

Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:23 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1023 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E1.25 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE

Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:42 AM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1042 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0848 AM     HAIL             WAMEGO                  39.20N 96.30W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE

Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:44 AM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1044 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 AM     HAIL             PERRY                   39.08N 95.39W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:21 AM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1121 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 AM     HAIL             2 NE JUNCTION CITY      39.05N 96.80W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       GEARY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR FORT RILEY

&&

BYRNE

Local storm report, Mar 12, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1122 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0636 AM     HAIL             6 N ABILENE             39.00N 97.21W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0641 AM     HAIL             LONGFORD                39.17N 97.33W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       CLAY               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0654 AM     HAIL             2 E AMERICUS            38.51N 96.22W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       LYON               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR AMERICUS

0654 AM     HAIL             10 ENE ABILENE          38.97N 97.04W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       DICKINSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0704 AM     HAIL             MORGANVILLE             39.47N 97.20W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0705 AM     HAIL             6 N GLASCO              39.44N 97.84W
03/12/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLOUD              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0712 AM     HAIL             LINN                    39.68N 97.08W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0715 AM     HAIL             2 NW LINN               39.70N 97.11W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       WASHINGTON         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL COVERS GROUND

0716 AM     HAIL             5 NE ADMIRE             38.69N 96.04W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       LYON               KS   AIRPLANE PILOT

0723 AM     HAIL             BURLINGAME              38.75N 95.83W
03/12/2006  E1.25 INCH       OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0727 AM     HAIL             WASHINGTON              39.82N 97.05W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COVERS GROUND

0730 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0737 AM     HAIL             6 E ALTA VISTA          38.86N 96.38W
03/12/2006  E1.50 INCH       WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COVERS GROUND

0738 AM     HAIL             1 N BURDICK             38.58N 96.85W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       MORRIS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0739 AM     HAIL             5 SSE LATIMER           38.67N 96.81W
03/12/2006  E1.25 INCH       MORRIS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0739 AM     HAIL             BURLINGAME              38.75N 95.83W
03/12/2006  E2.00 INCH       OSAGE              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

0746 AM     HAIL             CARBONDALE              38.82N 95.69W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0748 AM     HAIL             3 SE TOPEKA             39.02N 95.64W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0749 AM     HAIL             4 SSW MAPLE HILL        39.03N 96.06W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       WABAUNSEE          KS   AIRPLANE PILOT

0750 AM     HAIL             3 N RICHLAND            38.93N 95.54W
03/12/2006  M1.00 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0800 AM     HAIL             LECOMPTON               39.04N 95.39W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0800 AM     HAIL             BURLINGAME              38.75N 95.83W
03/12/2006  M2.50 INCH       OSAGE              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0805 AM     HAIL             2 NE JUNCTION CITY      39.05N 96.80W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       GEARY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR FORT RILEY

0806 AM     HAIL             ROSSVILLE               39.14N 95.95W
03/12/2006  M1.00 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0806 AM     HAIL             3 W LAWRENCE            38.97N 95.29W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0806 AM     HAIL             5 NE WHITE CITY         38.85N 96.67W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       MORRIS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0811 AM     TSTM WND GST     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006  M76 MPH          DOUGLAS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0812 AM     TSTM WND GST     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006  M66 MPH          DOUGLAS            KS   ASOS

0813 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006                   DOUGLAS            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF DAMAGE OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY.
            REPORTS OF WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF CARS AND STRIP MALL,
            DAMAGE TO TRAILER PARK, AND NUMEROUS TELEPHONE POLES AND
            TREES DOWN.

0817 AM     HAIL             8 S OSKALOOSA           39.10N 95.31W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0817 AM     HAIL             LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006  M0.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED ON I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 338 AND 344.

0817 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006                   DOUGLAS            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TRACKTER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT THE LAWRENCE EXIT OF I-70.

0819 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006                   DOUGLAS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE FENCING BLOWN DOWN

0823 AM     HAIL             18 ESE JUNCTION CITY    38.93N 96.52W
03/12/2006  M2.00 INCH       GEARY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL WAS MEASURED AT 2.25 INCHES

0827 AM     HAIL             JUNCTION CITY           39.03N 96.83W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       GEARY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006                   DOUGLAS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND DAMAGE TO FENCING

0832 AM     HAIL             ALMA                    39.02N 96.29W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0832 AM     HAIL             ALMA                    39.02N 96.29W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0835 AM     HAIL             2 NNW VALLEY FALLS      39.37N 95.47W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0836 AM     HAIL             5 W VALLEY FALLS        39.34N 95.55W
03/12/2006  E2.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0837 AM     HAIL             PERRY                   39.08N 95.39W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0840 AM     HAIL             MANHATTAN               39.18N 96.57W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       RILEY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITHIN THE CITY
            LIMITS BETWEEN 0840-0844.

0847 AM     HAIL             WAMEGO                  39.20N 96.30W
03/12/2006  E0.75 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0848 AM     HAIL             WAMEGO                  39.20N 96.30W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0850 AM     HAIL             5 NW ST. MARYS          39.25N 96.14W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0850 AM     HAIL             5 NW ST. MARYS          39.25N 96.14W
03/12/2006  E1.50 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0851 AM     HAIL             BELVUE                  39.22N 96.18W
03/12/2006  E2.00 INCH       POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0913 AM     HAIL             1 SE ESKRIDGE           38.85N 96.10W
03/12/2006  E1.25 INCH       WABAUNSEE          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0921 AM     HAIL             LAWRENCE                38.97N 95.24W
03/12/2006  M1.25 INCH       DOUGLAS            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0928 AM     HAIL             NETAWAKA                39.60N 95.72W
03/12/2006  E0.75 INCH       JACKSON            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0930 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E1.25 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0933 AM     HAIL             6 W TOPEKA              39.05N 95.79W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0935 AM     HAIL             6 W TOPEKA              39.05N 95.79W
03/12/2006  E0.75 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0936 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0943 AM     HAIL             TOPEKA                  39.05N 95.68W
03/12/2006  E0.88 INCH       SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 AM     HAIL             VALLEY FALLS            39.34N 95.46W
03/12/2006  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRNE

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:10 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: March 12, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 8 mi NW of Ottawa
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.700, -95.367

Hail, Douglas

When: March 12, 1:34 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 4 mi N of Baldwin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.817, -95.183

Hail, Anderson

When: March 12, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, 6 mi NE of Colony
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.133, -95.283

Hail, Douglas

When: March 12, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 3 mi S of Eudora
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.900, -95.100

Hail, Douglas

When: March 12, 1:42 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 1 mi SW of Eudora
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.933, -95.117

Hail, Anderson

When: March 12, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, 8 mi N of Kincaid
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.200, -95.150

Hail, Douglas

When: March 12, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 3 mi WSW of Baldwin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.750, -95.233

Hail, Douglas

When: March 12, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Baldwin
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.767, -95.183

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, March 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5494418, 5494419, 5494420, 5494421, 5494422, 5494423, 5494518, 5494519.