Overview
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During the early evening hours of Saturday April 25th, a small but powerful storm tracked across the Wichita metro producing hail. There were numerous reports of quarter up to golf ball size hail as the storm very slowly tracked off to the southeast. |
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Photos & Video
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Radar animation of the small but powerful hail producing storm as it tracked across Wichita |
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Storm Reports
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1024 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0617 PM Hail 2 SE Maize 37.75N 97.44W
04/25/2026 E0.75 Inch Sedgwick KS Fire Dept/Rescue
Near 37th and Tyler in NW Wichita.
0622 PM Hail 3 WSW Wichita 37.73N 97.38W
04/25/2026 E0.75 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Near 25th street north and I-235. Received
via Facebook.
0659 PM Hail 2 WNW Maize 37.78N 97.50W
04/25/2026 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
Between Colwich and Maize.
0700 PM Flood 3 SE Maize 37.74N 97.43W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
Up to 8 inches of water over Ridge Road near
29th Street.
0704 PM Hail 2 S Maize 37.74N 97.48W
04/25/2026 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Report from mPING.
0704 PM Hail 4 SSW Colwich 37.74N 97.57W
04/25/2026 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Broadcast Media
Near 199th and 29th Street North.
0714 PM Hail 3 SSW Maize 37.73N 97.48W
04/25/2026 E1.75 Inch Sedgwick KS NWS Employee
Near 119th and 21st.
0717 PM Hail 3 SSW Maize 37.74N 97.48W
04/25/2026 M1.50 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Near 119th and 29th.
0723 PM Flood 2 W East Wichita 37.68N 97.30W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
Some street flooding near Kellogg and
Hillside.
0723 PM Flood Colwich 37.78N 97.54W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
Some street flooding reported.
0724 PM Hail 4 SSE Maize 37.72N 97.43W
04/25/2026 M1.50 Inch Sedgwick KS NWS Employee
Near 21st and Ridge.
0728 PM Hail 2 SSE East Wichita 37.66N 97.24W
04/25/2026 E1.50 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Near Rock and Harry.
0730 PM Hail 3 WNW Downtown Wichita 37.71N 97.39W
04/25/2026 E1.75 Inch Sedgwick KS Broadcast Media
Near 13th and West. Hail sizes ranged from
quarters to golfballs. Time estimated from
radar.
0731 PM Hail 3 WNW Downtown Wichita 37.70N 97.39W
04/25/2026 M1.50 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0736 PM Hail 2 SW Andover 37.67N 97.18W
04/25/2026 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Report from mPING.
0736 PM Hail Dearing 37.06N 95.71W
04/25/2026 E0.70 Inch Montgomery KS Law Enforcement
0738 PM Flood 2 W East Wichita 37.68N 97.30W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
About 1 foot of water over west-bound
Kellogg ramp at Hillside.
0744 PM Flood 3 S Maize 37.74N 97.45W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Public
Report from mPING...some street flooding
reported.
0744 PM Hail Caney 37.02N 95.93W
04/25/2026 E0.70 Inch Montgomery KS Trained Spotter
0744 PM Hail 1 W Nashville 37.44N 98.44W
04/25/2026 E1.25 Inch Kingman KS Public
Report from mPING.
0746 PM Hail 1 SE Downtown Wichita 37.67N 97.33W
04/25/2026 M1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
Report from mPING.
0754 PM Hail 1 W Tyro 37.03N 95.84W
04/25/2026 E1.00 Inch Montgomery KS Trained Spotter
0755 PM Flood 3 W Downtown Wichita 37.67N 97.39W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Public
Report from mPING...some street flooding
reported.
0830 PM Lightning 3 NNE Derby 37.59N 97.25W
04/25/2026 Sedgwick KS Broadcast Media
One of the dinosaur exhibits on the north
side of Derby is on fire due to a lightning
strike. Time estimated from radar.
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