Overview
- Local leaders in Paola, Osawatomie and Miami County issued verbal emergency declarations after a destructive hailstorm.
- National Weather Service reports measured hail in Paola up to 2.5 inches, with some estimates near 4 inches.
- Areas near Osawatomie saw baseball-sized hail to the north and ping-pong-ball-sized hail just east.
- South of Hillsdale, reports logged hail around 2 inches in diameter.
- Officials said the declarations allow governments to bring in extra help for cleanup and repairs, and no state or federal disaster aid has been announced.