Crazy stationery Severe Thunderstorm warned cell in KS

[ravyrn]

Been watching this almost entirely stationary cell in KS. I didn't notice it til 7:30pm CST, but it certainly hasn't moved in the last 2.5 hours. Here's a pic of the rainfall estimate which obviously is over-estimated, but still some crazy localized rainfall totals. Radar estimates are starting to show 10+ inches in a very localized area. Also included the warning below.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1002 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

KSC073-207-290330-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120329T0330Z/
GREENWOOD KS-WOODSON KS-
1002 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
WOODSON AND NORTHEASTERN GREENWOOD COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...

AT 959 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON...
OR 16 MILES WEST OF YATES CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN GREENWOOD AND WESTERN WOODSON
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

[ravyrn]

Another image of the radar estimate for rainfall total from this cell. This one shows over 6"+ in a very localized area. The cell finally dissipated around 11:30pm, after sitting over the same lone area for over 4 hours.

[vbhoutex]

Was this near Madison, KS also. If it was this storm did produce baseball sized hail and a lot of funnel clouds. Don't know if any developed into tornadoes or not.

[ravyrn]

Was this near Madison, KS also. If it was this storm did produce baseball sized hail and a lot of funnel clouds. Don't know if any developed into tornadoes or not.

Yes, this cell was near Madison, KS. It was just to its southeast.

[ravyrn]

Where'd you see the reports of a lot of funnel clouds? Was there a tornado warning for this storm that I missed?

[vbhoutex]

Where'd you see the reports of a lot of funnel clouds? Was there a tornado warning for this storm that I missed?

I am not positive if it was ever warned, but a lot of chasers were on the storm and there were multiple reports of funnel clouds so I would presume it was eventually warned. Some were hit by baseball sized hail too. I was following the chasers on FB.

[ravyrn]

Here's a couple videos:

http://iwitness.weather.com/_Hail-in-Madison-KS/video/1708143/148597.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbDP5I1oL3Y

There was one more video I found from some chasers (sounded like young kids), but they were acting irresponsibly in my opinion, so not gonna link it.


Source for pic was found here

[vbhoutex]

Had basically the same thing happen in McAllen, Texas last night too. Lots of major damage from hail and an unconfirmed tornado(or it was earlier today-still need to check). At least one eyewitness report I read last night said it had been hailing for 20 minutes and was still going strong. It piled up like snow in some areas.

[ravyrn]

Had basically the same thing happen in McAllen, Texas last night too. Lots of major damage from hail and an unconfirmed tornado(or it was earlier today-still need to check). At least one eyewitness report I read last night said it had been hailing for 20 minutes and was still going strong. It piled up like snow in some areas.

Yup, crazy stuff! When I used to live in the mountains of Colorado, we would often get hail storms that we called popcorn snow due to the way the tiny pellets bounce off the ground. It'd often accumulate up to two inches. Never seen it hail like that anywhere outside the mountains tho.