Mainly between 10:30 p.m and 12:30 a.m. CDT on this late Sunday night/very early Monday morning, a small complex of severe thunderstorms charged northeastward out of southwest Kansas and across portions of this North Central Kansas area, resulting in reports of hail up to golf ball size and wind gusts to around 70 MPH. The brunt of severe weather occurred in Smith County, with the town of Lebanon suffering some structural and tree damage due to estimated wind gusts near 70 MPH. Hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls was also reported in eastern portions of the county, south of Bellaire and in Lebanon. Estimated wind gusts near 60 MPH were also reported in Jewell County near Esbon and in Mankato.
Upper level flow across the region was southwesterly on the late evening of the 12th, with broad ridging extending north roughly along the Missouri River, while a stronger trough was working inland through the Pacific Northwest. At the surface, low pressure was in place over eastern Colorado, with an eastward extending warm front across central portions of Kansas during the afternoon-early evening hours. With time through the evening, this front drifted into northern Kansas, remaining there through the overnight hours. A shortwave disturbance embedded in the southwesterly upper level flow drove the development of late afternoon thunderstorms over southwestern Kansas, moving northeast through the evening hours. Sustained by healthy warm air advection and convergence along the nose of a 40-50kt low-level jet, this complex of storms first entered North Central Kansas into Rooks County around 10:30 p.m. CDT. This activity had no shortage of instability, with most-unstable CAPE values exceeding 4000 J/kg, but deep layer shear was lacking, with 0-6km values around 25-30 knots.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 22:45:00 to 12-JUN-22 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ESBON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.

Hail in SMITH, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 22:32:00 to 12-JUN-22 22:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEBANON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in SMITH, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 22:32:00 to 12-JUN-22 22:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARLAN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 200.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 22:30:00 to 12-JUN-22 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEBANON
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in downed tree limbs in Lebanon, some of which were up to eight inches in diameter. Minor roof damage occurred at a local business, and a livestock shed was damaged at a farm located four miles southeast of town.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 23:01:00 to 12-JUN-22 23:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANKATO
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. One power pole caught on fire due to arcing power lines.

Hail in SMITH, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-22 22:27:00 to 12-JUN-22 22:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARLAN
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media