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After 5 AM on Wednesday, July 10th, a cluster of severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts moved southeast across portions of north central and northeast Kansas. The worse wind damage occurred across southern Washington County, near the city of Linn, KS, where many trees were uprooted and electric poles were snapped. Estimated wind speeds across southern Washington County were in the 80 MPH to near 100 MPH range.

 

Path of the severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts.

 

Once of several electric poles snapped in and around Linn, KS

 

Full size tree blown over by severe wind gusts in Linn, KS.

 

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
550 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0508 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 NW REPUBLIC           39.99N 97.92W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          REPUBLIC           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  



0530 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 W BELLEVILLE          39.82N 97.67W
07/10/2019  M67 MPH          REPUBLIC           KS   MESONET          

            CORRECTED THE TIME, SINCE THIS MESONET SITE 
            WAS REPORTING IN STANDARD TIME. 

0531 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE CONCORDIA         39.55N 97.65W
07/10/2019  M59 MPH          CLOUD              KS   ASOS             



0535 AM     TSTM WND GST     BELLEVILLE              39.82N 97.63W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          REPUBLIC           KS   911 CALL CENTER  



0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     AGENDA                  39.71N 97.43W
07/10/2019                   REPUBLIC           KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE SOFTWOOD TREES UPROOTED. ESTIMATED 
            WIND SPEED 73 MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR 
            DATA. 

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE CUBA               39.79N 97.43W
07/10/2019                   REPUBLIC           KS   PUBLIC           

            MACHINE SHED LOST ROOF. GRAIN BIN BLOWN 
            OVER. 

0551 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW AGENDA             39.73N 97.45W
07/10/2019                   REPUBLIC           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            SIX INCH BRANCH BROKEN OFF TREE AND POWER 
            OUT. 

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW PALMER            39.71N 97.20W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 148. 
            SEVERAL TREE TRUNKS WERE SNAPPED. ESTIMATED 
            WIND SPEED OF 93 MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM 
            RADAR DATA. 

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW LINN              39.67N 97.11W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED. ESTIMATED WIND 
            SPEED OF 94 MPH. TIME DETERMINED FROM RADAR 
            DATA. 

0603 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WNW LINN              39.71N 97.15W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN, WITH DIAMETERS OF 
            UP TO 3 INCHES. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 75 
            MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0604 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW LINN              39.70N 97.12W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          WASHINGTON         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ALSO OBSERVED HAIL AROUND GOLF BALL SIZE. 

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LINN                    39.68N 97.09W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            METAL ROOF PULLED AWAY FROM BUILDING IN 
            LINN. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 78 MPH. TIME 
            DETERMINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE LINN               39.70N 97.05W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN, UP TO 3 INCHES IN 
            DIAMETER. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 74 MPH. 
            TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0606 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LINN                39.68N 97.05W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            25 POWER POLES WERE DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND 
            SPEEDS AROUND 90 MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM 
            RADAR DATA. 

0606 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE LINN               39.68N 97.08W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            FARM WITH METAL OUT BUILDINGS AND CORN BIN 
            WERE DESTROYED. HORSE TRAILER BLOWN INTO 
            CORN FIELD. ESTIMATED WINDS SPEED OF 94 MPH. 
            TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0606 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE LINN              39.71N 97.06W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN, UP TO 3 INCHES IN 
            DIAMETER. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 74 MPH. 
            TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0610 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW LINN               39.71N 97.13W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            6-INCH DIAMETER LIMB BLOWN OFF A TREE. 

0620 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE CLAY CENTER       39.39N 97.12W
07/10/2019  M63 MPH          CLAY               KS   MESONET          

            CORRECTED THE TIME OF MESONET SITE WITH 
            RADAR VELOCITIES, WHICH WAS OFF ONE HOUR, 
            MAY HAVE BEEN ON STANDARD TIME. 

0623 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E WATERVILLE          39.69N 96.74W
07/10/2019  M66 MPH          MARSHALL           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0628 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERVILLE              39.69N 96.75W
07/10/2019                   MARSHALL           KS   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN. 

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BARNES                  39.71N 96.87W
07/10/2019                   WASHINGTON         KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            CORRECTED REPORT SOURCE. LARGE TREE BRANCHES 
            BROKEN, UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. 
            ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS 75 MPH. TIME OBTAINED 
            BY RADAR DATA. 

0631 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SE LEONARDVILLE       39.35N 96.85W
07/10/2019  M60 MPH          RILEY              KS   PUBLIC           

            MEASURED GUST ON WEATHER HOME WEATHER 
            STATION. 

0636 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W WATERVILLE          39.69N 96.77W
07/10/2019                   MARSHALL           KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN, UP TO 3 INCHES 
            IN DIAMETER. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 70 MPH. 
            TIME FROM RADAR DATA. 

0643 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BLUE RAPIDS             39.68N 96.67W
07/10/2019                   MARSHALL           KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE BROKEN TREE BRANCHES, UP TO 3 INCHES 
            IN DIAMETER. ESTIMATED WINDS SPEED OF 70 
            MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0647 AM     TSTM WND GST     BLUE RAPIDS             39.68N 96.66W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          MARSHALL           KS   PUBLIC           



0651 AM     TSTM WND GST     RILEY                   39.30N 96.83W
07/10/2019  M68 MPH          RILEY              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            MEASURED WITH PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. 

0658 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S FRANKFORT           39.65N 96.42W
07/10/2019                   MARSHALL           KS   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN, UP TO 3 INCHES 
            IN DIAMETER. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 74 
            MPH. TIME OBTAINED FROM RADAR DATA. 

0720 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 NNW SAINT GEORGE      39.23N 96.45W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          POTTAWATOMIE       KS   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            NO DAMAGE REPORTED BUT CONFIDENT IN WIND 
            ESTIMATE. 

0804 AM     TSTM WND GST     OZAWKIE                 39.23N 95.47W
07/10/2019  E60 MPH          JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR   



0809 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OSKALOOSA               39.22N 95.31W
07/10/2019                   JEFFERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SEVERAL 6-8 INCH BRANCHES DOWN IN THE TOWN 
            SQUARE.