Kansas pelted by large hail during Wednesday's severe weather threat
Video posted to social media showed large hail slamming into a Wichita, Kansas, apartment building. The poster said the hail was golf ball-sized.
Large hail pelts Wichita, Kansas apartment
Thunderstorms moved through the Plains on Wednesday afternoon, bringing large hail to parts of eastern Kansas into the evening. The person who posted this video on social media said she saw golf ball-sized hail during the downpour.
WICHITA, Kan. – Thunderstorms moved through the Plains on Wednesday afternoon, bringing large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of central and eastern Kansas into the evening.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said some of the stronger storms produced hail and gusty winds as the cells generally moved from northwest to southeast across the Plains and into the Ozarks.
Video posted to social media showed large hail slamming into a Wichita, Kansas, apartment building. The poster said the hail was golf ball-sized.
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Hail slams into home in suburban Wichita, Kansas
Thunderstorms moved through the Plains on Wednesday afternoon, bringing large hail to parts of eastern Kansas into the evening.
Another video online showed large hail hitting homes in nearby Valley Center, Kansas, earlier in the afternoon.
According to a storm report to the National Weather Service, a 75-mph wind gust was clocked in Sedgwick County in the early-morning hours on Thursday.
More than 3 million people were at risk of what the SPC called "large to very large hail," in addition to damaging wind gusts.
The SPC, in coordination with local National Weather Service offices, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of southern Kansas and a sliver of Missouri on Wednesday evening.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means atmospheric conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to develop and produce large hail or damaging winds, which are defined as gusts of 58 mph or greater.
Storms outside of Wichita, Kansas, on 9/3/2025. (@DaReaves12 / FOX Weather)
On Thursday, forecast models show temperatures only reaching the lower to mid-70s in Kansas City, which is about 10 degrees below average for early September.
And the cold air mass will have some staying power with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s expected for several days, as Canadian air pushes through much of the northern tier of the country.
A chance for some light rain will be possible late in the week and early next week, but much of the Midwest will remain dry, with greater rainfall accumulations expected over the Northeast and the Southeast.