Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

Severe storms rapidly developed over western and central Kansas during the afternoon hours of Tuesday May 29th. These storms slowly tracked east through the overnight hours, producing very large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds. Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported in McPherson with numerous reports of golf ball size hail in numerous locations.

Picture of some of the large hail that fell in McPherson. Courtesy of Lacey Stowers

Photos

Photos:

Storm reports from May 29th 2018	Rainfall amounts from May 29th 2018	Hail in Ellinwood. Looks like the size of eggs. Photo courtesy Monte Doll. #kswx @KWCH12 pic.twitter.com/vWFduaj6mQ — Ross Janssen (@KWCHRoss) May 29, 2018	Huge hail in Ellinwood, KS #kswx @KWCH12 @KAKEweather @KSNStormTrackr3 pic.twitter.com/6v86AnAESN — Cody Clair (@codyclair) May 29, 2018

Hail this afternoon at KNSS Studios, Douglas and Rock. Everyone parked in lot got dents. #kswx pic.twitter.com/MbK3EOaEQ1 — KNSS Radio (@knssradio) May 29, 2018	Hail at Central & Rock. #kswx pic.twitter.com/TBbzECUtlI — Jerusha (@ICT_Pinup) May 29, 2018	2” hail stone just pickup. #kswx pic.twitter.com/PWxPRrzDqS — Jeremy Nelson (@jsn80) May 30, 2018	Hail at Central & Rock. #kswx pic.twitter.com/TBbzECUtlI — Jerusha (@ICT_Pinup) May 29, 2018