A southward moving supercell produced significant severe weather as it moved south across central Kansas during the evening of July 16th, 2023. The storm produced one weak tornado, and significant wind damage with wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph and very large hail up to 4 inches in diameter in Great Bend.

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:01:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:02:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:13:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

There was a report of hen egg to tennis ball sized hail at Eisenhower Elementary School in Great Bend.

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:15:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND ARPT
Magnitude: 4.00 
Reported by: Social Media

A picture sent via twitter showed baseball sized and softball sized hail in a yard.

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:27:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALBERT
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Social Media

A picture sent via Twitter showed ping pong ball sized hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 15:25:00 to 16-JUL-23 15:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: WALDO
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter measured a 58 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:04:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: (RSL)RUSSELL MUNI AR
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 70 mph wind gust was measured at Russell Municipal Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:17:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: (RSL)RUSSELL MUNI AR
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A semi was overturned at mile marker 189 on Interstate 70.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:21:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: (RSL)RUSSELL MUNI AR
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 72 mph wind gust was measured at Russell Municipal Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:28:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: (RSL)RUSSELL MUNI AR
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported large tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:25:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: (RSL)RUSSELL MUNI AR
Magnitude: 67.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A 77 mph winds gust was measured at Russell Municipal Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:21:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOMER
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

There was a report of power lines down blocking a road.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:20:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUNKER HILL
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

All of the north-facing windows are broken out at a farm. There were also large tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:09:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOMER
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

There were five power poles knocked down on Homer Road in between Bunker Hill and Russell.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:52:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOISINGTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winds were estimated to be sustained around 45 to 50 mph with gusts around 55 to 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:35:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAVER
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 to 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:08:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

There were large trees down along with 6-inch tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:08:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A report of 3-inch tree limbs down and broken power poles.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:59:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOISINGTON
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

There were numerous power poles completely snapped.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:30:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

There was a report of 3-inch tree limbs down and power poles broken.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:08:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 74.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Public

Part of a the roof of a church was torn off in Great Bend. The report was relayed via broadcast media KAKE and KSN.

Tornado in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:10:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUNKER HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief tornado moved across two farmsteads causing minor damage to trees and major damage to a barn as it collapsed onto its foundation. Debris from one homestead was also strewn across the property and blown up against and wedged into a metal pipe fence. The majority of damage was noted on the northern periphery of the circulation.

Hail in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 15:44:00 to 16-JUL-23 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: WALDO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 15:44:00 to 16-JUL-23 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: WALDO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter reported penny to quarter-sized hail covering the ground.

Hail in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 15:58:00 to 16-JUL-23 15:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: WALDO
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:34:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: HITSCHMANN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter reported mostly pea to dime sized hail. A couple of hail stones were up to quarter-sized.

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:58:00 to 16-JUL-23 16:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The emergency manager reported quarter sized hail at the 600 block of Coolidge in Great Bend.

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 16:59:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in BARTON, KANSAS
From 16-JUL-23 17:01:00 to 16-JUL-23 17:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREAT BEND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager