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Halstead, KS Severe Storm Damage - 8/6/2019

August 7, 2019

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Video Description

A severe storm rapidly developed north of Wichita and lead to golfball sized hail and downburst wind gusts approaching 70mph which did some significant tree/powerline damage in the town of Halstead, a little town about 20 miles north of Wichita. This storm exploded within 20 minutes and caused the damage in Halstead. Damage included two power poles being blown down and blocking a street, a railroad crossing gate was damaged, and numerous tree limbs were downed across town, including a large limb on a house. Storms moved across south-central Kansas through the early evening hours, leading to several more wind and hail reports.
Shot Description

Scene 1: Wide shot of the two power poles down on North Street on the north side of Halstead.

Scene 2: Panning shot from one down pole to another.

Scene 3-5: Tight shots of the power poles down.

Scene 6-8: Utility worker walking through the down poles.

Scenes 9-12: Shots of large tree limb down on the roof of a home.

Scene 13-14: Damaged railroad crossing gate.

Scene 15-20: Various shots of large limbs down in town.

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