9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 3:50 AM CST, 9 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 450 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 .DISCUSSION... LOTS OF WATER ALREADY FALLEN AND SOME MORE YET TO COME. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES CONTINUE FCST HIGH...150-175% OF NORMAL. WITH GOOD DYNAMICS COMING INTO PLAY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...MUCH OF THIS WATER WILL BE RELEASED AS HEAVY RAIN. A FLOOD WATCH WAS HOISTED SATURDAY EVENING AND I WILL CONTINUE IT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. FFG VALUES NOT MUCH ABOVE 1 INCH AT BEST...SO ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ONLY ADD TO THE PROBLEMS. WITH CLOUDS AND PCPN AROUND THIS MRNG...NOT SURE HOW MUCH SUN WILL BREAK THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE OPTED TO HEDGE DOWN A BIT ON TEMPERATURES WITH LARGE PRECIP SHIELD HANGING TOUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDS SLOWLY BREAKING THIS AFTN. WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE GFS FCST THIS CYCLE. THUS WOULD EXPECT INCREASING SHEAR BY MONDAY...BUT SFC BNDRY MAY BE EAST OF US BY LATE AFTN. IF IT SHOULD SLOW A BIT...COULD BE REGENERATION OF SEVERE STORMS ALONG BNDRY BY LATE AFTN ERN KS OR WRN MO. TIME WILL TELL. FOR NOW...WILL DROP ANY MENTION OF PCPN AFTER TMRW AFTN. DRYER AIR MOVING IN ON WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. REST OF WEEK LOOKS QUIET AS UPPER RDG BUILDS INTO PLAINS AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER HIGH PLAINS. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH ALL OF CWA TODAY AND TONIGHT. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 938 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 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 938 AM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXITING NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AT MID MORNING...MORE STORMS WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE ENTIRE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT AND AGAIN PRODUCE POCKETS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. ONLY A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL...WHILE THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. SOME RIVERS AND COUNTIES ARE ALREADY IN FLOOD SO CHECK FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS...SOME AGAIN WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS BUT THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE FLOODING. AFTER MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/TOP (ALL LOWER CASE)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 954 AM CST SUN JUN 12 2005 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-121845- 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 954 AM CST SUN JUN 12 2005 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED... A FLOOD WATCH FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS. IN ADDITION, FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES OVER THE AREA. AND SOME RIVERS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO RISE OR REMAIN IN FLOOD FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OUT OF EASTERN KANSAS AT MID MORNING...THE BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS MORE STORMS PRODUCING POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO MONDAY MORNING AND DROP HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING IS AGAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS. THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL TURN TO RUNOFF AND FLOODING. BE ALERT TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. SHALLOW FLOWING WATER CAN WASH A CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. ALSO...THE ROADBED MAY BE WASHED OUT UNDER THE WATER. 36
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 119 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 KSZ010>012-022>024-026-036>040-054>056-058-059-130300- ANDERSON-BROWN-COFFEY-DOUGLAS-FRANKLIN-GEARY-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LYON- MARSHALL-MORRIS-NEMAHA-OSAGE-POTTAWATOMIE-RILEY-SHAWNEE-WABAUNSEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPORIA...HIAWATHA...JUNCTION CITY... LAWRENCE...MANHATTAN...MARYSVILLE...OTTAWA AND TOPEKA 119 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 465 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... NEMAHA MARSHALL BROWN JACKSON RILEY POTTAWATOMIE JEFFERSON GEARY SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE DOUGLAS MORRIS OSAGE LYON FRANKLIN COFFEY ANDERSON SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE... EMPORIA OTTAWA LAWRENCE JUNCTION CITY TOPEKA MANHATTAN MARYSVILLE HIAWATHA STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:27 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A 32 foot diameter grain bin tipped over, a freight trailer used to store seed was tipped over into another trailer and a few light poles were downed.
At least 6 inches of fast flowing water across roads in the Osage City area.
A local bridge was closed and at least 6 inches of fast flowing water reported across junction of k-99 and US 56 junction.
Six to 12 inches of water flowing over roads near intersection of I70 and I470 with some cars stalled or running through flowing water.
At least 6 inches of water flowing over many roads throughout the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2005
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: 5460734, 5460735, 5460736, 5460737, 5460738, 5460739, 5460740, 5460741, 5460742, 5460751, 5460743, 5460744, 5460745, 5460746, 5460747, 5460748, 5460749, 5460752, 5460750, 5460753, 5460754.