An intense supercell developed in western Nebraska during the afternoon and moved south through the evening hours, producing golf ball to softball sized hail and damaging wind gusts to near 80 mph. Millions of dollars in property and crop damage and livestock fatalities and injuries occurred as a result.

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 16:57:00 to 20-JUL-09 16:57:00 (MST-7)
Location: EDSON
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 16:58:00 to 20-JUL-09 16:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:00:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:22:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:22:00 (MST-7)
Location: WALLACE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:25:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:25:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:32:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:32:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Wind gusts were estimated but correlated well with observed Doppler radar velocity fields.

Tornado in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:34:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Brief tornado remained over open fields with no known damage.

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:55:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter also reported 0.70 inches of precipitation.

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:05:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:07:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:07:00 (MST-7)
Location: EDSON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.25K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Eight inch diameter tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIRD CITY
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:11:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple power poles and power lines down in the area.

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:30:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOTI
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 16:38:00 to 20-JUL-09 16:38:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 16:48:00 to 20-JUL-09 16:48:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 3.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:50:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: EDSON
Magnitude: 78.00 EG
Property damage: 21.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Time of event estimated from Doppler radar.  Wind speed estimated from Doppler radar velocity.  Power poles were blown down around intersection of Road 57 and Road 23 southeast of Goodland.  A barn was also blown down just east of this location.

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:50:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: LYDIA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:59:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOTI
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter also reported wind gusts estimated at 50 mph.

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 20:01:00 to 20-JUL-09 20:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOTI
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:32:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:32:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:55:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Several power poles and power lines were down north of Wheeler, Kansas.  Doppler radar estimates place the time of the event around 5:55-6:00 pm CST.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:11:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:11:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Three to four inch diameter live tree branches down.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:37:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:37:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:39:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:39:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:41:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:41:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 4.30K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

NWS employee car window broken by hail.

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:42:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:42:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:42:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:42:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:44:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:44:00 (MST-7)
Location: CARUSO
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:45:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.25K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Garage window broken by combination of wind and hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:13:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIRD CITY
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hail in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:19:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:19:00 (MST-7)
Location: WALLACE
Magnitude: 4.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:10:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST THERESA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:13:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST THERESA
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Tornado in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:21:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC ALLASTER
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A brief EF0 tornado occurred over open fields with no known damage.

Hail in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 19:29:00 to 20-JUL-09 19:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOTI
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:33:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:33:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 4.25 
Property damage: 12.17M
Crop damage: 12.74M
Reported by: NWS Employee

Roof and siding damage occurred to residence as a result of large hail and strong wind gusts.  Property and crop damage estimates related to this specific event are actually for all of Sherman County.

Tornado in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:03:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 51.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Brief tornado damaged a car and blew a semi-trailer off highway 36 into the ditch. Car window blown in and a hail guard torn from the roof of the vehicle.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:33:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:33:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 69.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Fourteen inch diameter live tree branches were blown down in thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:05:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHEELER
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inch diameter tree limbs were broken.

Tornado in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:25:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:26:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado was observed by law enforcement and an NWS employee.  The tornado remained over open fields with no known damage.

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:47:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:47:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Combination of wind and hail broke vehicle window.

Hail in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 18:44:00 to 20-JUL-09 18:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC ALLASTER
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 20-JUL-09 17:59:00 to 20-JUL-09 17:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter