A short-lived landspout tracked across open prairie and went through a tree grove with minimal damage in western Ottawa County on April 15th.

Hail in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 07:40:00 to 15-APR-17 07:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLAINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Dime to quarter size hail reported.

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 17:55:00 to 15-APR-17 17:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINKLER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in MARSHALL, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 17:02:00 to 15-APR-17 17:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: WATERVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:14:00 to 15-APR-17 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: BODAVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:24:00 to 15-APR-17 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINKLER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:53:00 to 15-APR-17 18:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINKLER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:58:00 to 15-APR-17 18:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARIADAHL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail was reported to be covering the ground.

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:56:00 to 15-APR-17 18:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINKLER
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: Public

Hail in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:01:00 to 15-APR-17 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMAR
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in RILEY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:10:00 to 15-APR-17 19:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: WINKLER
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Public

Hail in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:39:00 to 15-APR-17 19:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLAINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:40:00 to 15-APR-17 19:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOSTORIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The hail was mostly peas with a few quarter size stones.

Hail in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:40:00 to 15-APR-17 19:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOSTORIA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail size ranged from dime to quarter size.

Hail in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 19:54:00 to 15-APR-17 19:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAMAR
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 21:19:00 to 15-APR-17 21:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: DELPHOS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail in SHAWNEE, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 23:05:00 to 15-APR-17 23:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELMONT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 22:59:00 to 15-APR-17 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOYT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three to four inch diameter tree limbs down from a live tree. Also had 3.15 inches of rain total.

Tornado in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 18:25:00 to 15-APR-17 18:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: ADA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Multiple pictures were submitted of a landspout tornado from western Ottawa County as thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of April 15th.

Thunderstorm Wind in GEARY, KANSAS
From 15-APR-17 22:15:00 to 15-APR-17 22:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRANDVIEW PLAZA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Estimated thunderstorm wind gust.