A potent upper level disturbance and associated frontal boundary sparked strong to severe thunderstorms from the mid morning through the afternoon hours of April 23rd across central, south-central and southeast Kansas. Hail as large as golfballs and winds up to 60 mph were reported. Additionally, slow moving and training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts, particularly across the northern half of Marion County, where excessive runoff caused the North Cottonwood River to overflow its banks, flooding the town of Durham with around 18 inches of water.

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 09:15:00 to 23-APR-08 09:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARION
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 09:37:00 to 23-APR-08 09:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: ANTELOPE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 10:23:00 to 23-APR-08 10:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARLINGTON
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in BUTLER, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 13:14:00 to 23-APR-08 13:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: EL DORADO RES
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 10:27:00 to 23-APR-08 10:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELMDALE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 10:37:00 to 23-APR-08 10:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARLINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 07:11:00 to 23-APR-08 07:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: PEABODY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 08:28:00 to 23-APR-08 08:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEHIGH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 07:30:00 to 23-APR-08 07:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOESSEL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 08:33:00 to 23-APR-08 08:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOESSEL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in GREENWOOD, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 13:49:00 to 23-APR-08 13:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: EUREKA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Public

Hail in NEOSHO, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 15:37:00 to 23-APR-08 15:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: THAYER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A large amount of penny size hail occurred.

Hail in LABETTE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 16:28:00 to 23-APR-08 16:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARSONS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WILSON, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 16:28:00 to 23-APR-08 16:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUFFALO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Pea to penny size hail occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:03:00 to 23-APR-08 11:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: COTTONWOOD FALLS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 10:38:00 to 23-APR-08 10:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARLINGTON
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:21:00 to 23-APR-08 11:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: COTTONWOOD FALLS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:29:00 to 23-APR-08 11:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: COTTONWOOD FALLS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winds up to 60 mph accompanied the hail.

Hail in BUTLER, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:47:00 to 23-APR-08 11:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: CASSODAY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Department of Highways

Reported by the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Hail in LABETTE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 16:30:00 to 23-APR-08 16:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DENNIS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Dime to golfball size hail occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:21:00 to 23-APR-08 11:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: COTTONWOOD FALLS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 13:00:00 to 23-APR-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GODDARD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CHASE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 11:29:00 to 23-APR-08 11:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: COTTONWOOD FALLS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail accompanied the wind.

Heavy Rain in ELLSWORTH, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 14:00:00 to 23-APR-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELLSWORTH
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A 53-year old man lost control of his motorcycle during a heavy rainstorm while driving on Interstate 70 one mile west of the K-156 junction. He was taken to Ellsworth hospital with disabling injuries. Information courtesy of the Great Bend Tribune.

Lightning in COWLEY, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 19:10:00 to 23-APR-08 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARKANSAS CITY
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Strong to severe thunderstorms affected south-central Kansas during the evening hours of April 23rd. Lightning struck an electrical line leading to an Arkansas City home, setting a computer area in an upstairs room ablaze. The blaze was contained to the one room. Information courtesy of the Arkansas City Traveler.

Flash Flood in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 10:13:00 to 23-APR-08 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: DURHAM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts across primarily the northern half of Marion County from the mid-morning into the afternoon hours of April 23rd. Rainfall amounts exceeded 6 inches for some locations, with rainfall rates around 2 inches per hour at times. Hillsboro reported 4.96 inches, and Marion reported 5.36 inches. Widespread flooding occurred across mainly the northern half of Marion County, which prompted numerous road closures. Some roads were covered with nearly 6 feet of water. As a result, several roads and culverts sustained some form of damage, along with some county bridges. Especially hard hit was the town of Durham, when the North Cottonwood River backed up due to a 3.5-foot rise in the Marion Reservoir, flooding portions of the town with up to 18 inches of water. Some homes and businesses received flood damage. Some farmers from around the area stated they had never seen the Cottonwood River that high, although an older gentleman stated he had seen the river higher twice before, most notably in 1951. High water finally subsided by the morning hours of April 24th. Information courtesy of the Marion County Record and the Hillsboro Free Press.

Hail in MARION, KANSAS
From 23-APR-08 08:44:00 to 23-APR-08 08:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: HILLSBORO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 15.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Ten to fifteen minutes of dime to nickel size hail caused some scattered, mostly minor roof damage across Hillsboro. However, one business's tar roof was possibly totaled, along with a broken skylight.