Hail, Ottawa
- When
- June 12, 4:26 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County, 3 mi SE of Tescott
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -97.850
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 12, 2004
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 2:38 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:38 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 338 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERN IS SQUARELY ON SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IN THE SHORT TERM. THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES STILL TO EVOLVE WITH RESPECT TO EXPECTED CONVECTION AND HOW THAT WILL PLAY INTO THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THEREFOR CONFIDENCE IS LOW...ESPECIALLY FOR NEXT WEEK. THE DRYLINE HAS SET UP ACROSS CENTRAL KS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND TOWERING CU COULD BE SEEN AT 20Z ALONG THE DRYLINE IN OK AND NORTH CENTRAL KS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS DRYLINE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE NORTHEAST. THE 18Z SOUNDING SHOWED MORE THAN ENOUGH CAPE AVAILABLE WITH A FAVORABLE SHEER PROFILE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES COULD OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. ADDITIONALLY...SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE AROUND 1.5 INCHES SUGGESTING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THE STORMS. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE...HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR TONIGHT. THE GFS SUFFERS FROM CONVECTIVE FEED BACK BEYOND TONIGHT PRETTY BADLY...GENERATING AN MCS SOMEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS HAS ALSO AFFECTED ITS SURFACE AND UPPER AIR PATTERN AND HAVE NOT USED ITS SOLUTION BECAUSE OF THIS. HAVE FOLLOWED THE ETA MORE CLOSELY WHICH ALSO INDICATES THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE BULLS EYES OF QPF. THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN TRENDS TOWARDS A MORE ZONAL FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY AND THE AIRMASS IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE ETA SHOWS THE MORE LIKELY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUNDAY NIGHT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH ANOTHER POSSIBLE MCS OVER NORTHERN KS MONDAY NIGHT. I HAVE THE POP FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS. AFTER TUESDAY THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS IS DUE TO THE PATTERN BECOMING MORE AMPLIFIED WITH A RIDGE ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND HEIGHT FALLS OVER THE PLAINS. HAVE INSERTED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR WEDNESDAY THINKING THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. ALSO HAVE SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS NEAR THE NEB STATE LINE FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES. AFTER WEDNESDAY MODELS SUGGEST A SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WITH ANOTHER FRONT POSSIBLY MOVING SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT. THINK THE GFS IS SPREADING PRECIP TO FAR NORTH OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY AND HAVE LEFT THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER 80S...BELOW NORMAL...DUE TO THE SURFACE RIDGE AND NORTHWEST FLOW. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS FORECAST GOES THROUGH SEVERAL CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ALSO IF MCS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AS THE GFS IS SHOWING...FLOODING CONCERNS WILL QUICKLY BE ON THE RISE. && .TOP...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036>040-054>056-058-059. && WOLTERS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:32 PM CST, 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED WORDING IN DAY 2 TRU 7 SECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT...ALTHOUGH A FEW TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR. KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-131000- ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA- POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA... EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN... MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA 432 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL 1.5 INCHES OR GREATER IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS OVER 70 MPH AND A FEW LARGE TORNADOES ARE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 6 PM. AS THESE STORMS MOVE EAST...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE INTO A CLUSTER OF STORMS LATE THIS EVENING AND COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT TIME CREATING FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE RISK FOR WIDE SPREAD FLOODING WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT IF THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREAS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE ACTIVATED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NOW. SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED AFTER 6 PM OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP (ALL LOWER CASE) WOLTERS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 10:45 AM CST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1145 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-130000- ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA- POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA... EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN... MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA 1145 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 446 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN THE TORNADO WATCH... REPUBLIC WASHINGTON NEMAHA MARSHALL BROWN CLOUD JACKSON CLAY RILEY POTTAWATOMIE JEFFERSON OTTAWA GEARY SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE DICKINSON DOUGLAS MORRIS OSAGE LYON FRANKLIN COFFEY ANDERSON SOME CITIES STILL IN THE TORNADO WATCH... EMPORIA OTTAWA ABILENE LAWRENCE JUNCTION CITY TOPEKA MANHATTAN CLAY CENTER CONCORDIA MARYSVILLE HIAWATHA
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:30 PM CST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-130000- ANDERSON-BROWN-CLAY-CLOUD-COFFEY-DICKINSON-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY- JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON-MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-OTTAWA- POTTAWATOMIE-REPUBLIC-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABILENE...CLAY CENTER...CONCORDIA... EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY...LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN... MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA 430 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 446 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN THE TORNADO WATCH... REPUBLIC WASHINGTON NEMAHA MARSHALL BROWN CLOUD JACKSON CLAY RILEY POTTAWATOMIE JEFFERSON OTTAWA GEARY SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE DICKINSON DOUGLAS MORRIS OSAGE LYON FRANKLIN COFFEY ANDERSON SOME CITIES STILL IN THE TORNADO WATCH... EMPORIA OTTAWA ABILENE LAWRENCE JUNCTION CITY TOPEKA MANHATTAN CLAY CENTER CONCORDIA MARYSVILLE HIAWATHA WOLTERS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- June 12, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County, 1 mi N of Culver
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -97.750
Hail, Republic
- When
- June 12, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Republic County, 4 mi NW of Republic
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -97.867
Hail, Republic
- When
- June 12, 6:24 PM CST
- Where
- Republic County, 1 mi N of Belleville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.833, -97.633
Hail, Riley
- When
- June 12, 6:33 PM CST
- Where
- Riley County, 1 mi N of Randolph
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -96.767
Hail, Riley
- When
- June 12, 6:37 PM CST
- Where
- Riley County, 5 mi N of Randolph
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -96.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie
- When
- June 12, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, 1 mi W of Olsburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.433, -96.633
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 12 to 13, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, June 12 to 13, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, June 12 to 13, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 12, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 12, 2004
- Hail in Kansas, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 12, 2004
- Flooding in West Virginia, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 12, 2004
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2004
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5403858, 5403859, 5403860, 5403861, 5403862, 5403863, 5403864.