1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 13, 10:35 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1135 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 .UPDATE... ONLY CONCERNS FOR TONIGHT WILL BE SOME LINGERING ELEVATED CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. LATEST PROFILERS SHOWING DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW TAKING PLACE ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE GOOD PUSH FROM THE SURFACE HIGH ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE MESOHIGHS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KS. THIS IS FILTERING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION MUCH QUICKER THAN WHAT THE MODELS ARE CURRENTLY PROJECTING. AS A RESULT, THIS WILL SHOVE MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. WE COULD SEE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS OR STORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS DUE TO SOME ISENTROPIC LIFT MAINLY ABOVE 310K. HOWEVER, CAPES ABOVE 800MB ARE GENERALLY BELOW 1000J/KG. THEREFORE, WE HAVE REALLY CUT BACK POPS TONIGHT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 333 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005/ DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING. TONIGHT: 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTED A COMPLEX PATTERN WITH WEAK MESOLOW OVER MCPHERSON COUNTY WITH A TRAILING WEAK SURFACE TROF AXIS SOUTHWARD THROUGH EAST WICHITA TO NEAR PONCA CITY. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS AND THE FLINT HILLS. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE SURFACE LOW THROUGH HUTCHINSON INTO FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. SOUTHEAST OF THE COLD FRONT AND SURFACE TROF, CAPE VALUES ON THE ORDER OF 3,000 TO 4,000 J/KG - SO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. DEEP LAYER SHEAR, MOSTLY RESULTING FROM SPEED SHEAR, IS ON THE ORDER OF 35-45 KTS INTO THIS EVENING. LIMITING FACTOR FOR SEVERE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS FAR HAS BEEN WEAK CONVERGENCE. HOWEVER, A 105 KT UPPER SPEED MAX IS NOSING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO SOUTHERN KS WITH A STRONGLY DIFFLUENT PATTERN OVER EASTERN KS INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY PROVIDE LARGE SCALE ASCENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES TO PROMOTE SCATTERED STRONG-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING. MAIN THREATS EXPECTED ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR ANY STORM TRAVELING ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. BY 12Z WEDNESDAY, COLD FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM EXTREME NORTHERN OKLAHOMA ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KS. THE GFS AND ESPECIALLY NAM, SHOW ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL KS LATE TONIGHT, SO ALSO CARRYING LOW POPS WELL NORTH OF FRONT IN CENTRAL KS. WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY: 850 FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED NEAR THE KS/OK BORDER. CHANCES OF SHOWERS/T-STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN KS WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION, AND EASTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP HIGHS DOWN IN LOWER 70S, SO IT SHOULD FEEL MUCH COOLER. NEXT SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL LIFT OUT ACROSS KS/OK WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. NAM AND GFS SHOW COUPLED UPPER JET STRUCTURE ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SO WOULD EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL JUST SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHEAST KS. THIS COULD CHANGE WITH LATER MODEL RUNS, SO WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH. NEVETHELESS, HIGH CHANCE POPS FOR SOUTHEAST KS LOOK WARRANTED. THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY NIGHT: WARM AIR ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT PATTERN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KANSAS REGION AHEAD OF AN UPPER TROF DIGGING INTO THE GREAT BASIN. STRONGEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT/ISENTROPIC LIFT SIGNAL IS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT PER 12Z GFS. THEREFORE CURRENT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LOOK GOOD FOR FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ELEVATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE. SATURDAY-TUESDAY: UPPER TROF OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL LIFT OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF HAVE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHWARD AND STALLING IN CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS LOOKS TO BE THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR AREA. THESE MODELS THEN SHOW ANOTHER UPPER TROF DIGGING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM SOUTHWEST CANADA BY 00Z TUESDAY. THIS MAY ALLOW THE FRONT TO TEMPORARILY LIFT NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY, BEFORE THE FRONT COMES BACK DOWN INTO OUR AREA PERHAPS TUESDAY NIGHT. THAT WILL BE SOMETHING TO WATCH FOR IN LATER MODEL RUNS. THERMAL PATTERN AND SOUTHERLY FLOW FAVORS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE STALLING COLD FRONT, AND WILL THEN MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES MONDAY-TUESDAY. CARUSO && PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 62 73 60 81 / 40 60 40 20 HUTCHINSON 59 72 59 81 / 30 40 30 10 NEWTON 62 72 59 81 / 40 40 30 20 ELDORADO 62 72 60 81 / 40 50 40 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 63 73 61 81 / 70 60 50 30 RUSSELL 54 73 55 81 / 20 20 20 10 GREAT BEND 55 72 57 81 / 30 30 20 10 SALINA 58 73 57 81 / 20 30 20 10 MCPHERSON 58 73 58 81 / 30 30 30 10 COFFEYVILLE 64 76 62 81 / 80 60 70 50 CHANUTE 63 76 60 80 / 70 60 60 30 IOLA 63 75 59 80 / 60 50 50 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1145 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-141200- 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- 1145 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT A FEW SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT. AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH THE THREAT SHIFTING TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE BUT MAY BRING SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COUNTIES NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME IT IS TOO EARLY OUT TO SPECULATE ON THE SEVERITY OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWOICT.HTM LAWSON/JMC/COX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1002 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1002 PM TSTM WND GST CHETOPA 37.04N 95.09W
09/13/2005 68 MPH LABETTE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RECPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1019 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0956 PM TSTM WND DMG HAVANA 37.09N 95.94W
09/13/2005 MONTGOMERY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN IN HAVANA
&&
RECPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1045 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL ERIE 37.57N 95.24W
09/13/2005 1.75 INCH NEOSHO KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0401 PM HAIL ERIE 37.57N 95.24W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0401 PM HAIL ERIE 37.57N 95.24W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0403 PM HAIL ERIE 37.57N 95.24W
09/13/2005 2.75 INCH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0403 PM HAIL ERIE 37.57N 95.24W
09/13/2005 2.75 INCH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0407 PM HAIL STARK 37.69N 95.14W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL LATHAM 37.54N 96.64W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH BUTLER KS AMATEUR RADIO
0544 PM HAIL HUMBOLDT 37.81N 95.44W
09/13/2005 1.75 INCH ALLEN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0546 PM HAIL HUMBOLDT 37.81N 95.44W
09/13/2005 4.25 INCH ALLEN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL ON THE GROUND
0622 PM TORNADO THAYER 37.49N 95.47W
09/13/2005 NEOSHO KS STORM CHASER
POSSIBLE BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0622 PM HAIL THAYER 37.49N 95.47W
09/13/2005 2.75 INCH NEOSHO KS STORM CHASER
0624 PM HAIL GALESBURG 37.47N 95.36W
09/13/2005 1.75 INCH NEOSHO KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0638 PM TORNADO 2 N LONGTON 37.41N 96.08W
09/13/2005 ELK KS STORM CHASER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
0656 PM HAIL 1 S GRENOLA 37.34N 96.45W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH ELK KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0713 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE ELK CITY 37.33N 95.89W
09/13/2005 60 MPH MONTGOMERY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM TSTM WND GST 10 ENE CEDAR VALE 37.16N 96.33W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0735 PM HAIL NEODESHA 37.42N 95.68W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH WILSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0735 PM TSTM WND GST NEODESHA 37.42N 95.68W
09/13/2005 60 MPH WILSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0740 PM TSTM WND GST 9 NW SEDAN 37.22N 96.30W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 PM TSTM WND GST INDEPENDENCE 37.23N 95.71W
09/13/2005 60 MPH MONTGOMERY KS PUBLIC
0747 PM TSTM WND DMG SEDAN 37.13N 96.18W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF RIPPED OFF HOME
0750 PM TSTM WND GST 7 E CEDAR VALE 37.11N 96.37W
09/13/2005 65 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS EMERGENCY MNGR
OCCURRED IN WAUNETA.
0752 PM TSTM WND GST 10 W PARSONS 37.34N 95.45W
09/13/2005 73 MPH LABETTE KS ASOS
0752 PM TSTM WND GST ELK FALLS 37.37N 96.19W
09/13/2005 60 MPH ELK KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0755 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S THAYER 37.44N 95.47W
09/13/2005 60 MPH NEOSHO KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0755 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S CEDAR VALE 37.09N 96.50W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0820 PM TSTM WND GST MOUND VALLEY 37.21N 95.40W
09/13/2005 70 MPH LABETTE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
GUSTS RANGED FROM 60-70 MPH.
0825 PM HAIL 7 E CEDAR VALE 37.11N 96.37W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0825 PM TSTM WND GST 7 E CEDAR VALE 37.11N 96.37W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 PM HAIL 7 E CEDAR VALE 37.11N 96.37W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S MOLINE 37.29N 96.30W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT BARN BLOWN APART. STREET FLOODING WAS
ALSO REPORTED.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUND VALLEY 37.21N 95.40W
09/13/2005 LABETTE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN
0844 PM HAIL SEDAN 37.13N 96.18W
09/13/2005 1.00 INCH CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0845 PM TSTM WND GST OSWEGO 37.17N 95.11W
09/13/2005 70 MPH LABETTE KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0847 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE CEDAR VALE 37.09N 96.47W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF BLOWN OFF SHERIFFS RESIDENCE IN HEWINS.
0853 PM TSTM WND GST 6 W CEDAR VALE 37.11N 96.61W
09/13/2005 60 MPH COWLEY KS AMATEUR RADIO
0903 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W SEDAN 37.13N 96.20W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 99W AND BUSINESS 166 HAVE WATER OVER THE ROADWAY.
0923 PM TSTM WND GST N CHAUTAUQUA 37.02N 96.18W
09/13/2005 75 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0942 PM TSTM WND GST 6 S SEDAN 37.04N 96.18W
09/13/2005 60 MPH CHAUTAUQUA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 W SEDAN 37.13N 96.33W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS AMATEUR RADIO
6-8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN
0956 PM TSTM WND DMG HAVANA 37.09N 95.94W
09/13/2005 MONTGOMERY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN IN HAVANA
1002 PM TSTM WND GST CHETOPA 37.04N 95.09W
09/13/2005 68 MPH LABETTE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CDBSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1053 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 KSZ098>100-140500- CHAUTAUQUA KS-LABETTE KS-MONTGOMERY KS- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 788 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS CANCELS 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHAUTAUQUA LABETTE MONTGOMERY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS AND SEDAN. COX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1232 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD PERU 37.08N 96.10W
09/13/2005 CHAUTAUQUA KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERU HAD A BRIDGE THAT WAS IMPASSABLE. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&
RECSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1240 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005 KSZ095-096-099-100-140615- LABETTE-MONTGOMERY-NEOSHO-WILSON- 1240 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LABETTE...MONTGOMERY...NEOSHO AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 1238 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FREDONIA TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF THAYER TO MOUND VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. MARBLE TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, AND MINOR LOW-LAND FLOODING. DARMOFAL
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:25 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Breaker at sub-station struck in Southwest Parsons, severing power to ~1,400 people. Power restored at 0407 CST. (Narrative courtesy Parsons Sun.)
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, September 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: 5476065, 5476064.