WWeather Fun in Kansas (Again)
Posted: 17 Sep 2010, 14:32
Well, Weds. night we had a whopper roll thru. Took a unusual track, South by South-east (similar to the '92 hail storm that cuased like a $billzillion in damage. It was spitting monster hail and rope tornadoes between Wichita and Derby (where my dad lives, about 7 miles south of Wichita) and well it had some pretty scary clouds about (and thats saying something for here). When the weather guy says "OK, Tornado Warning for Wichita and South.....turn up the TV to max and run for the basement or shelter NOW!" you knew it was getting interesting.
here is a a vid shot as the storm passed over Mulvane (5 Miles south of Derby.....and that is what a rotating wall cloud looks like at the business end.
http://videos.kansas.com/vmix_hosted_ap ... d=18409197
and did I mention monster Hail? Try the largest hail stone recovered in Kansas. 7+" in dia. and weighed over a pound.
http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/17/149764 ... rgest.html
One guy I work with got 2 cars totaled, and had deck boards broken in half on is outside deck due to hail. At my place I had golf ball sized stuff and it hailed off and on for over an hour, but not at the volume of last Junes storm that cost me a new roof.
Yep, the 2nd season is off to a great start here in the Land of Ah's (as in ah shit here we go again!) lol
here is a a vid shot as the storm passed over Mulvane (5 Miles south of Derby.....and that is what a rotating wall cloud looks like at the business end.
http://videos.kansas.com/vmix_hosted_ap ... d=18409197
and did I mention monster Hail? Try the largest hail stone recovered in Kansas. 7+" in dia. and weighed over a pound.
http://www.kansas.com/2010/09/17/149764 ... rgest.html
One guy I work with got 2 cars totaled, and had deck boards broken in half on is outside deck due to hail. At my place I had golf ball sized stuff and it hailed off and on for over an hour, but not at the volume of last Junes storm that cost me a new roof.
Yep, the 2nd season is off to a great start here in the Land of Ah's (as in ah shit here we go again!) lol