WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)—Storms made their way across the Sunflower State late Wednesday and early Thursday, and KSN’s weather team tracked those storms. You can find photos, storm reports, and more resources below.
Viewer photos from Sedgwick and Kingman:
Storm damage in Sedgwick (Courtesy: Rae Niles)
Storm damage in Sedgwick (Courtesy: Rae Niles)
Storm damage in Sedgwick (Courtesy: Rae Niles)
Storm damage in Sedgwick (Courtesy: Rae Niles)
Storm damage in Kingman (Courtesy: Neal Jorgenson)
Storm damage in Kingman (Courtesy: Neal Jorgenson)
Storm damage in Kingman (Courtesy: Neal Jorgenson)
Outbuilding partially collapsed – 2 SE McConnell AFB – Sedgwick County Power poles snapped and large tree limbs down – 55th Street S and Webb Road – Sedgwick County
10:29 a.m.
77mph gust – 2 S McPherson – Mcpherson County 63 mph gust – 2 ESE Elmdale – Chase County 74mph gust – 2 SW Mcpherson – McPherson County
9:07 a.m.
3 NNE Derby – Sedgwick County – Delayed report of large electrical transmission poles snapped roughly 6 feet above the ground.
8:26 a.m.
Sedgwick – Harvey County – Large trees are uprooted throughout the town of Sedgwick. (Delayed report)
12:56 a.m.
McConnell Air Force Base – Sedgwick County – 63 mph gust
Wednesday
11:29 p.m.
61 MPH wind gust – 7 N El Dorado
11:27 p.m.
Jabara Airport – 62 MPH wind gust
11:20 p.m.
62 MPH wind – 4 ENE Newton, Harvey County
11:18 p.m.
70 MPH wind – 1 NE Goodard
11:07 p.m.
Report of multiple power poles down near Cheney
10:57 p.m.
Citizen report of lines down just south of Sedgwick, 12000 block of N. Ridge, utility pole blocking the road. Also, unspecified storm debris was reported there.
Estimated 60 MPH wind – 6 ESE Lincolnville, Marion County
Kingman – thunderstorm damage – law enforcement reports tree damage occurred in town with a couple of trees knocked over. There are some powerlines down as well.
Estimated 60 MPH wind gust – Canton, McPherson County
8:15 p.m.
Wind damage – 19 empty train cars reported derailed – 4 NW Lehigh, Marion County
8:11 p.m.
Trained spotter reports large trees uprooted and some structural damage, 5 SSE Galva in McPherson County. There is debris in the field.
7:58 p.m.
Power pole reported down in the southwest part of McPherson.
7:46 p.m.
70-80 MPH wind gusts – 3 E of McPherson
7:33 p.m.
Storm chaser reports a tornado 7 NNE Olsburg in Pottawatomie County. Tornado lasted for about 5 minutes before roping out. This is north of Manhattan and in Topeka’s jurisdiction.
7:27 p.m.
65 MPH wind gust – Ellsworth County
6:06 p.m.
70 MPH gust – 1 SW Geneseo – Rice County
5:37 p.m.
Power lines reported down in southeast Barton County.
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