Tornadoes in Kansas, July 3, 2005

Name: Tornadoes in Kansas, July 3, 2005
Start: 2005-07-03T16:04
End: 2005-07-03T16:09
Location: Kansas

July 3, 2005 · NWS ICT · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 4:00 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 4:00 PM CST, 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
500 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

.MESO UPDATE...

LONG-TRACK SUPERCELL FINALLY DISSIPATED NEAR MCPHERSON. THIS APPEARS
MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BECOMING DIFFUSE TO
NON-EXISTENT EAST OF I-135, WHICH LIKELY RESULTED IN DECREASED
INGESTION OF LOW-LEVEL HELICITY INTO THE STORM.

SURFACE WINDS HAVE BACKED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS, WHICH HAVE ENHANCED
THE LOW-LEVEL HELICITIES AND ASSOCIATED TORNADO THREAT.
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM WEST OF HUTCHINSON ALONG AND JUST TO
THE NORTH OF A SOUTHWARD SAGGING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. WITH STORMS
MOVING INTO RICHER LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS,
ALONG WITH INCREASED BACKED FLOW/HELICITIES AND LOWER CLOUD BASES
ALONG BOUNDARY, TORNADO THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
VERY LARGE HAIL, DUE TO EXTREME INSTABILITY, AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL
BE THREATS AS WELL. LOW-LEVEL WIND PROFILES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
BACK EVEN MORE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, ALONG WITH CLOUDS BASES
LOWERING SLIGHTLY DUE TO DIURNAL COOLING. THIS WILL ONLY ENHANCE THE
TORNADO THREAT THIS EVENING.

KLEINSASSER/CARUSO

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PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
234 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERNS...
SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL OVERNIGHT...

CURRENT SUPERCELL STORM IN BARTON COUNTY KANSAS JUST THE BEGINNING
OF WHAT WILL BE A LONG EVENING/NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EVENTUALLY
SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME VERY TO
EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. BACKED NEAR SURFACE
FLOW ALONG/JUST AHEAD OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TORNADO THREAT INTO THE EARLY EVENING,
THOUGH MODE SHOULD TRANSITION TO BOW ECHO/DAMAGING WIND THREAT LATER
ON. BESIDES VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAIN RISK WILL
INCREASE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF LARGER SCALE MESOSCALE SYSTEM(S) INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THOUGH FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES HAVE COME UP
A BIT, PARTS OF THE AREA STILL RECOVERING FROM JUNE DELUGES, SO
FIGURED IT WISE TO GO WITH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE, GENERALLY ONLY SLIGHT TWEAKS TO FORECAST NEEDED INTO
THE OUTER PERIODS. CHANCES, ALBEIT MODEST AND HARD TO PIN DOWN
AT THIS POINT, WILL CONTINUE IN WEAK-MODEST WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

DARMOFAL

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    68  87  66  89 /  70  30  20  20
HUTCHINSON      67  87  64  89 /  80  20  20  20
NEWTON          67  86  65  88 /  80  20  20  20
ELDORADO        68  86  66  88 /  70  30  20  20
WINFIELD-KWLD   70  89  68  91 /  70  40  20  20
RUSSELL         63  86  62  88 /  70  10  10  10
GREAT BEND      64  86  63  88 /  80  20  20  20
SALINA          66  87  64  90 /  80  20  10  10
MCPHERSON       67  87  64  89 /  80  20  20  20
COFFEYVILLE     70  87  68  89 /  60  40  20  20
CHANUTE         68  86  66  88 /  70  30  10  10
IOLA            68  85  66  87 /  70  30  10  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ALLEN...BARTON...BUTLER...CHASE...
CHAUTAUQUA...COWLEY...ELK...ELLSWORTH...GREENWOOD...HARPER...
HARVEY...KINGMAN...LABETTE...LINCOLN...MARION...MCPHERSON...
MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO...RENO...RICE...RUSSELL...SALINE...
SEDGWICK...SUMNER...WILSON...AND WOODSON.

&&

DARMOFAL

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:15 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
315 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-041200-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
314 PM PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE AREA. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE
AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS. A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
EARLY THIS EVENING.

INDIVIDUAL SUPERCELLS OR STORM CLUSTERS ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE
OR DEVELOP INTO MORE OF A LINEAR STORM STRUCTURE LATER IN THE
EVENING OR OVERNIGHT, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT SOUTHEAST
KANSAS. BESIDES A WIND AND HAIL THREAT, THE RISK FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA,
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SOME LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE, MAINLY OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS MONDAY MORNING. THE MAIN RISK WITH
THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
UNSTABLE FOR MORE COMPLEXES OF THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER, THE
PLACEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE POSITION OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. RIGHT NOW, IT IS TOO EARLY TO DEPICT THE DEGREE
OF SEVERITY AND  TIMING OF THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING, POSSIBLY
LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWOICT.HTM

KED

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:01 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
401 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0401 PM     HAIL             4 NW INMAN              38.27N 97.83W
07/03/2005  4.00 INCH        MCPHERSON          KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RHE

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:07 PM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
407 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0401 PM     HAIL             6 SW MCPHERSON          38.31N 97.74W
07/03/2005  2.00 INCH        MCPHERSON          KS   STORM CHASER

            HAIL IS COVERING THE GROUND

&&

RHE

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:11 PM CST, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
411 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

KSZ047-032145-
BARTON-
411 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BARTON COUNTY...

AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF ELLINWOOD...OR 14 MILES EAST OF
GREAT BEND...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

JAKUB

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:22 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
422 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     HAIL             6 N INMAN               38.32N 97.77W
07/03/2005  1.25 INCH        MCPHERSON          KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RHE

Local storm report, Jul 3, 3:46 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
446 PM CDT SUN JUL 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0446 PM     HAIL             5 SW GREAT BEND         38.31N 98.87W
07/03/2005  0.88 INCH        BARTON             KS   PUBLIC

&&

RHE

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:01 PM CST, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
501 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

KSZ050-032230-
RICE-
501 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RICE COUNTY...

AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHASE...OR 25 MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Reno

When: July 3, 4:04 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
Where: Reno County, 2 mi SW of Partridge
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.950, -98.117

Brief touchdown in open country.

Tornado, Reno

When: July 3, 4:07 PM CST to 4:09 PM CST
Where: Reno County, 1 mi W of Arlington
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.900, -98.200

The tornado touched down in an open field.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 2005 Warnings in Kansas, July 2005

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: 5457842, 5457843.