3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 14, 2:17 PM CST, 10 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 317 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004 .DISCUSSION... DETERMINING HOW HIGH TO GO WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST IS THE MAIN CHALLENGE. 12Z UPPER AIR MAPS SHOWED UPPER LEVEL JET FROM WASHINGTON STATE EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA WITH A FEW 110KT AIRREPS. ONE SHORTWAVE TROF ALONG THE JET WAS MOVING THROUGH MINNESOTA WITH ANOTHER PASSING THROUGH IDAHO WITH WATER VAPOR LOOP INDICATING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAVE ALONG THE FAR WESTERN CANADA/US BORDER. MID LEVELS REMAIN FAIRLY WARM FROM CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD WITH COOLER JUST NORTH AND DECENT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. BEST COLD AIR AT 850MB REMAINS WELL NORTH OF THE REGION WITH SECONDARY BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN KANSAS INTO EASTERN IOWA. SURFACE OBS SHOWING OUTFLOW ENHANCED SURFACE BOUNDARY HAD MOVED INTO NORTHERN KANSAS BY 19Z WITH SCATTERED STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND BEHIND IT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE QUITE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. INSTABILITY QUITE HIGH WITH TEMPS AROUND 90...AND 18Z TOP SOUNDING INDICATING NEAR 4000 J/KG OF CAPE AND VERY LITTLE CIN. SHEAR NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE...BUT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ORGANIZE CONVECTION SOMEWHAT. BOUNDARY SHOULD SERVE AS FORCING MECHANISM FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WITH MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES FROM THE STORMS FURTHER AIDING IN DEVELOPMENT...AND BACKING LOW LEVEL WINDS NEARBY. IF MANY STORMS CAN DEVELOP...DIRECTION OF UPPER FLOW MAY BRING STORMS OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...AND GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINS...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WATCH DUE TO LACK OF LARGE SCALE FORCING/FOCUSING MECHANISM. WILL WATCH CONVECTIVE TRENDS FOR ANY LAST MINUTE UPDATES...BUT HIGH CHANCE POPS LOOK PRETTY GOOD AT THIS POINT. FAR WESTERN WAVE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. INCREASING WINDS AHEAD OF THE WAVE JUST OFF THE SURFACE MAY KEEP STORMS GOING INTO THE NIGHT. GOOD SOUTHERLY FLOW TUESDAY SHOULD WASH OUT ANY REMAINING MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FRONT PUSHING SOUTH INTO NEBRASKA IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP SMALL POPS IN CASE ANYTHING LINGERS INTO THE MORNING AND FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES LATE. FRONT SHOULD MAKE IT INTO THE CWA BY WEDNESDAY...PUSHING SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FLOW TO STILL REMAIN NEARLY ZONAL WITH THE THREAT OF STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE HIGH PLAINS DUE TO UPSLOPE FLOW TRACKING INTO THE AREA. AFTER ANOTHER HOT DAY TUESDAY...TEMPS SHOULD COOL SOME 10 TO 15 DEGREES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WILL GRADUALLY TAPER POPS DOWN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT PRECIP MENTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS TIME...QUITE TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE LATE WEEK/EARLY NEXT WEEK PERIODS WITH POSITIVE HEIGHT ANOMALIES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS AND NEGATIVE ANOMALIES OVER EASTERN CANADA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THE GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE PLAINS...WITH AMPLIFIED 00Z OPERATIONAL GFS AN OUTLIER COMPARED TO ITS ENSEMBLES. FRONT TO THE SOUTH MAY TRY TO PUSH BACK NORTH AS REINFORCING COLD SHOT COMES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL CONUS FRIDAY. FRONT COULD EASILY BECOME PARALLEL TO UPPER FLOW AND NOT STRAY FAR FROM THE AREA. WILL HAVE PRECIP CHANCES FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THIS IN MIND. MAY FINALLY BE ENOUGH MOVEMENT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY TO BE DRY...BUT CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFICS REMAINS FAIRLY LOW GIVEN LOW MODEL SKILL SCORES AND MCS EFFECTS ON SMALLER SCALE FEATURES. EXPECT SURFACE FRONT TO BE SOUTH OF THE AREA AND BACKED OFF ON TEMPS FOR THE EARLY PERIODS. EXPECT A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY MONDAY. && .TOP...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE && 65
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 402 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-151000- 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 402 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT MAY BE SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP (ALL LOWER CASE)
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1154 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1152 PM TSTM WND GST 7 S SOLDIER 39.43N 95.96W
06/14/2004 60 MPH JACKSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1209 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1206 AM HAIL WASHINGTON 39.82N 97.05W
06/15/2004 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1215 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1208 AM HAIL HOLTON 39.47N 95.74W
06/15/2004 0.88 INCH JACKSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1237 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM TSTM WND GST 1 W GREENLEAF 39.73N 96.99W
06/15/2004 60 MPH WASHINGTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 AM HAIL 1 W GREENLEAF 39.73N 96.99W
06/15/2004 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
114 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0107 AM TSTM WND DMG BLUE RAPIDS 39.68N 96.66W
06/15/2004 MARSHALL KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
STRONG WINDS KNOCKING TREES OVER.
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WOLTERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
144 AM CDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0142 AM HAIL 8 W RANDOLPH 39.43N 96.91W
06/15/2004 0.88 INCH RILEY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
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WOLTERSThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:24 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding with water flowing over roads near Marysville.
Large hail did extensive damage to crops near Junction City.
Lightning struck a building and started a fire that did considerable damage to the upper part of the building.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding with a creek flowing out of its banks.
Strong winds moved a 400 pound dumpster 15 to 20 feet. A 16 foot car trailer was moved off jack stands.
Strong winds blew down tree limbs as large as 2 feet in diameter onto vehicles doing damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2004
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: 5406186, 5406187, 5406251, 5406188, 5406189, 5406190, 5406191.