Kansas, 2005Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11, 2005
June 11, 2005 · NWS TOP · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 10, 2:11 PM CST, 11 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:11 PM CST, 11 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
311 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM CONCERNS WILL BE POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES TONIGHT
AND FLOODING POTENTIAL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. ELEVATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE TOP CWA. CLOUDS HAVE PUT A
DAMPER ON SURFACE TEMPERATURES AS ONLY A FEW LOCALES WILL SEE
GLIMPSES OF SUN. THESE CLOUDS WILL ADD UNCERTAINTY TO THE SEVERE
POTENTIAL LATER. LATEST RUN OF THE NAM BRINGS WAVE CURRENTLY
LOCATED IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OUT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE
THE GFS SWINGS IT THROUGH CENTRAL KANSAS. WILL TREND TOWARDS A NAM
SOLUTION WITH SOME SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR TOP CWA BUT MORE LIKELY
ANOTHER FLOODING PROBLEM OVERNIGHT. SPC DAY ONE HAS MODERATE RISK
FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
WITH THE ABUNDANT RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...ANY ORGANIZED
AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL WATER
PROBLEMS. FFG VALUES REMAIN VERY LOW IN THE .6 TO 1.6 INCH RANGE.
NO CHANGES TO CURRENT FLOOD WATCH GOING.
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT DRY LINE SETS UP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO
TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHER BOUNDARIES MAY BE PRESENT FROM MORNING
CONVECTION WHICH MAY BE A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION.
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FORM INTO A CLUSTER AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND
PROPAGATE EAST INTO EASTERN KANSAS SATURDAY NIGHT. MADE LITTLE
CHANGE TO POP FORECAST DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT LOOKING A BIT MORE INTERESTING WITH REGARD TO HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL. PRECIPITATAL WATER VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2.0
INCHES ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. WAVE OVER THE ROCKIES EJECTS A
WAVE/TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW
ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS. MAY BE FLOODING PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN OR
ONGOING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MAY NEED ANOTHER WATCH FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.
IN THE EXTENDED...GFS/NAM AND ECMWF DIFFER ON THE TIMING OF THE
FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS ON MONDAY HAVE GONE
WITH THE SLOWER SOLUTION OF THE GFS AND INSERTED SOME SMALL POPS
MONDAY EVENING...THEN DRY THEREAFTER. RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE PLAINS
AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETS UP FROM MINNESOTA TO EASTERN
KANSAS. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 60S FOR LOWS AND MID 80S FOR
HIGHS.
&&
.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH ACROSS ALL COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH 10AM SATURDAY.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 2:55 PM CST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION TO DAY ONE TIME PERIOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
355 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-111000-
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
355 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING
FLOODING WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD ACROSS ALL OF
NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. A FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE SOME LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
FLOODING WILL REMAIN A HAZARD THROUGH THIS PERIOD. CREEK AND RIVER
FLOODING COULD BECOME A GREATER HAZARD. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR
SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE AS WELL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
&&
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
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In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 8:14 PM CST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
914 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 PM HAIL 3 E ADMIRE 38.64N 96.05W
06/10/2005 1.00 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM HAIL 5 W OSAGE CITY 38.63N 95.92W
06/10/2005 1.00 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0914 PM HAIL OSAGE CITY 38.63N 95.83W
06/10/2005 0.88 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CAVANAUGHLocal storm report, Jun 10, 8:45 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
945 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM LIGHTNING 3 E MILFORD 39.17N 96.86W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND FELL ON AND
DAMAGED A CAR.
0900 PM FLOOD 3 E MILFORD 39.17N 96.86W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE ROADS REPORTED WITH WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS IN
FORT RILEY.
0922 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N MANHATTAN 39.24N 96.57W
06/10/2005 55 MPH POTTAWATOMIE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 PM FLOOD HOPE 38.69N 97.08W
06/10/2005 DICKINSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD 6 TO 7 INCHES DEEP
DUE TO LYON CREEK FLOODING. WATER WAS FLOWING OVER 600
AVE, PAINT RD, AND BROADWAY LEADING INTO THE TOWN OF
HOPE.
&&
CAVANAUGHLocal storm report, Jun 10, 8:53 PM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
953 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0951 PM FLOOD HOPE 38.69N 97.08W
06/10/2005 DICKINSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
DICKINSON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS WATER OVER HWY 4 1.5
MILES EAST OF HOPE...ALSO REPORTING SEVERAL AREAS ON HWY
43 IN BETWEEN 1000 AND 1600 AVE WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD.
&&
CAVANAUGHLocal storm report, Jun 10, 9:19 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1019 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1017 PM FLOOD 4 S JUNCTION CITY 38.97N 96.83W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
K-57 SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY IS CLOSED NEAR MILE POST 15
DUE TO A 200 FT. STRETCH WITH WATER FLOWING OVER THE
ROAD. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH
WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADS.
&&
CAVANAUGHLocal storm report, Jun 10, 10:26 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1126 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 PM HAIL 3 E ADMIRE 38.64N 96.05W
06/10/2005 1.00 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM LIGHTNING 3 E MILFORD 39.17N 96.86W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE BRANCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND FELL ON AND
DAMAGED A CAR.
0900 PM HAIL 5 W OSAGE CITY 38.63N 95.92W
06/10/2005 1.00 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 PM FLOOD 3 E MILFORD 39.17N 96.86W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE ROADS REPORTED WITH WATER FLOWING OVER ROADS IN
FORT RILEY.
0914 PM HAIL OSAGE CITY 38.63N 95.83W
06/10/2005 0.88 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0922 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N MANHATTAN 39.24N 96.57W
06/10/2005 55 MPH POTTAWATOMIE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 PM FLOOD HOPE 38.69N 97.08W
06/10/2005 DICKINSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD 6 TO 7 INCHES DEEP
DUE TO LYON CREEK FLOODING. WATER WAS FLOWING OVER 600
AVE, PAINT RD, AND BROADWAY LEADING INTO THE TOWN OF
HOPE.
0951 PM FLOOD HOPE 38.69N 97.08W
06/10/2005 DICKINSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
DICKINSON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS WATER OVER HWY 4 1.5
MILES EAST OF HOPE...ALSO REPORTING SEVERAL AREAS ON HWY
43 IN BETWEEN 1000 AND 1600 AVE WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD.
1017 PM FLOOD 4 S JUNCTION CITY 38.97N 96.83W
06/10/2005 GEARY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
K-57 SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY IS CLOSED NEAR MILE POST 15
DUE TO A 200 FT. STRETCH WITH WATER FLOWING OVER THE
ROAD. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH
WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROADS.
&&
CAVANAUGHThunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- June 11, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Barclay
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.583, -95.883
Reported 30 inch diameter tree blown over, windows blown out of home and roof damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffey
- When
- June 11, 1:52 AM CST
- Where
- Coffey County, 3 mi N of Burlington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- June 11, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Garnett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.283, -95.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- June 11, 2:12 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson County, Garnett
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.283, -95.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- June 11, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Ottawa
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.617, -95.267
Large trees and limbs down as reported by radio station.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2005$3.6 million · F1 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 11, 2005$339,000 · F0 · 47 events
- Flooding in Kansas, June 11 to 14, 2005$600,000 · 2 events
- Tropical Storm in Mississippi, June 11 to 12, 2005$445,000 · 7 events
- Strong Wind in Alabama, June 11 to 12, 2005$104,000 · 21 events
- Storm Surge in Florida, June 11, 2005$120,000 · 5 events
- Flood in Kansas, June 11, 2005$80,000 · 1 event
- Rip Current in Georgia, June 11, 20054 injured · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 11, 2005F1 · 2 events
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 11, 2005F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 200554 kt wind · 23 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 11 to 12, 2005F0 · 19 events
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: 5460671, 5460672, 5460673, 5460674, 5460675.