A thunderstorm producing large hail and damaging winds moved south across far Northwest Kansas behind a weak surface boundary.  The largest hail reported was golf ball size near Goodland.  The strongest wind gust reported was 60 MPH behind the storm in northeast Sherman County.  The combination of hail and winds from the thunderstorm broke house windows near Goodland.  At one point the storm produced hail of an unknown size to a depth of one to two inches on Highway 27 in far southern Cheyenne County.

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 15:41:00 to 27-JUL-18 15:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 15:45:00 to 27-JUL-18 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 16:00:00 to 27-JUL-18 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Occurred with estimated wind gusts up to 70 MPH.

Hail in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 16:13:00 to 27-JUL-18 16:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Hail in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 17:30:00 to 27-JUL-18 17:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: WALLACE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

The hail ranged from quarter to ping-pong ball size and was covering the highway and adjacent fields.

Hail in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 17:35:00 to 27-JUL-18 17:35:00 (MST-7)
Location: WALLACE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

The hail is covering the highway.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 16:00:00 to 27-JUL-18 16:00:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The combination of hail up to ping-pong ball size and estimated wind gusts up to 70 MPH broke an unknown number of windows in the house.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 15:43:00 to 27-JUL-18 15:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Wind gusts up to 60 MPH were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 15:45:00 to 27-JUL-18 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST FRANCIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail occurred with the wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 16:05:00 to 27-JUL-18 16:14:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Thunderstorm Wind in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 19:47:00 to 27-JUL-18 19:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEOTI
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-JUL-18 18:45:00 to 27-JUL-18 18:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: GOODLAND ARPT
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Warm wind gusts were observed behind the thunderstorm.