Storm reports: Tornado confirmed in northwest Kansas Thursday

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The KSN Storm Track 3 Team has confirmed a tornado east of Highway 27 in Bird City Thursday.

KSN Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman is tracking the weather from the KSN News 3 Weather Center. KSN Meteorologist Jack Many is in KSN Storm Tracker 3 chasing the weather in northwest Kansas.

A tornado watch that was issued for northwest Kansas has been extended into western Kansas until 12 a.m. Friday.

Severe weather expected Thursday, Saturday too

Storm reports:

The Storm Track 3 Team is also tracking tornados, wind gust speeds, and the size of hailstones falling across the state.

7:18 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – Leoti – Wichita County

• Hen egg-sized hail – 1 E Page City – Logan County

7:11 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 1 N Colby – Thomas County

• Half dollar-sized hail – Tribune – Greeley County

• Golf ball-sized hail – 1 SW Russell Springs – Logan County

7:05 p.m.

• 70 MPH wind gusts – 9 SSE Sharon Springs – Wallace County

7:03 p.m.

• 60 MPH wind gusts – 8 N Marienthal – Wichita County

• Golf ball-sized hail – 4 N Syracuse – Hamilton County

6:58 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 3 S McCook – Red Willow County NE

• Golf ball-sized hail – 3 W Mingo – Thomas County

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – 2 S Brewster – Thomas County

• Rainfall of 1.50″ – 3 S McCook – Red Willow County NE

• Hen egg-sized hail – 10 N Syracuse – Hamilton County

• Golf ball-sized hail – 3 N Syracuse – Hamilton County

6:50 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 1 E Wallace – Wallace County

6:44 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – Sharon Springs – Wallace County

• 60 MPH Wind gusts – Sharon Springs – Wallace County

6:40 p.m.

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – 13 NNE Selkirik – Wichita County

6:36 p.m.

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – Page City – Logan County

6:30 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 10 S Bird City – Cheyenne County

• Tennis ball-sized hail – 3 N Russell Springs – Logan County

6:25 p.m.

• Golf ball-sized hail – Russell Springs – Logan County

• Quarter-sized hail – 2 S Brewster – Thomas County

• Half dollar-sized hail – Tribune – Greely County

6:16 p.m.

• Half dollar-sized hail – Tribune – Greeley County

• Quarter-sized hail – Leoti – Wichita County

• Golf ball-sized hail – 11 N Leoti – Wichita County

• Quarter-sized hail – 7 WSW Syracuse – Hamilton County

6:09 p.m.

• Hen egg-sized hail (2″) – 9 N Colby – Thomas County

6:06 p.m.

• Golf ball-sized hail – 5 S Russell Springs – Logan County

• Baseball-sized hail – 2 SSE Russell Springs – Logan County

5:59 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – SSW Russell Springs – Logan County

• From Twitter: Baseball-sized hail – Russell Springs – Logan County

5:51 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – Colby – Thomas County

• Quarter-sized hail – 10 NNW Ludell – Rawlins County

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – Ludell – Rawlins County

5:43 p.m.

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – Colby – Thomas County

5:36 p.m.

• Golf ball-sized hail – 7 W Richfield – Morton County

5:23 p.m.

• Funnel cloud – 2 S Oakley – Logan County

5:21 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 14 NNE Saint Francis – Cheyenne County

• Quarter-sized hail – 6 N Parks – Dundy County NE

• Tornado east of HWY 27 – 10 SSW Bird City – Cheyenne County

• Funnel cloud – 12 SSE Wheeler – Cheyenne County

• Short-lived rope tornado with a duration of 5 min – 12 SSE Wheeler – Cheyenne County

• Quarter-sized hail – 14 SSE Bird City – Cheyenne County

• Ping pong ball-sized hail – 2 NNW Blakeman – Rawlins County

1:44 p.m.

• Quarter-sized hail – 5 SSE Milford – Geary County

• Quarter-sized hail – 4 ESE Council Grove – Morris County

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