9 hail, 1 high wind, 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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 2, 3:52 AM CST, 7 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 452 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAIN CONCERN TODAY ARE THE WINDS AND CHANCES FOR PRECIP. 09Z SFC OBS SHOWED A SFC LOW NEAR KRSL WITH AN ILL-DEFINED DRYLINE EXTENDING SOUTH INTO NORTHWESTERN OK. THE MCS HAS MOVED INTO MO AS THE LEAD SHORTWAVE THAT TRIGGERED THE CONVECTION LIFTS INTO THE MIDDLE MO RIVER VALLEY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS FROM THE NEB PANHANDLE INTO WESTERN KS WITH ANOTHER VORT MAX MOVING ACROSS THE TX/OK PANHANDLES. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW INSTABILITY INCREASING DURING THE LATE MORNING ACROSS EASTERN KS AS THE COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. HOWEVER THEY SHOW LESS PRECIP DEVELOPING WITHIN THIS INSTABILITY AXIS OR EVEN IN THE WRAP AROUND OF THE UPPER LOW. AS FAR AS INSTABILITY DRIVEN CONVECTION...IT IS HARD TO FIND MUCH IN THE WAY OF LIFT ONCE THE SFC LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE MORNING. ALSO MODELS SHOW THE BETTER QG FORCING TO ALREADY BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE ONLY INDICATION OF VERTICAL MOTION IN THE OMEGA FIELDS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE INCREASING INSTABILITY...WOULD NOT BE TO WORRIED ABOUT PRECIP REDEVELOPING CONSIDERING THE DEPARTING MCS HAS WORKED OVER THE ATMOSPHERE PRETTY WELL. NEVERTHELESS HAVE HELD ONTO SOME SMALL POPS ACROSS THE EAST IN CASE SOMETHING IS ABLE TO DEVELOP. THE NAM HAS TRENDED FURTHER NORTH WITH THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND NOW LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE GFS FOR THIS EVENING. THEREFORE HAVE TRIMMED POPS BACK AND LEFT THEM IN FOR THE FAR NORTHEAST COUNTIES. THE WINDS TODAY COULD BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. AS THE SFC LOW DEEPENS ACROSS IA TODAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REALLY STRENGTHENS. WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING DRY ADIABATIC PROFILES TO 850MB...IT SHOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT TO MIX DOWN THE 40KT WINDS TO THE SFC ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THEREFORE HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY. CONSIDERED POSTING ONE FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...BUT WITH MODEL PROGS MARGINAL FOR SUSTAINED 30 MPH WINDS...FELT THAT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE HARDER TO VERIFY GIVEN MORE BOUNDARY LAYER FRICTION TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THE EAST. THE DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS THROUGH THE DAY. RIDGING AT THE SFC AND ALOFT WILL KEEP ANY CHANCES FOR PRECIP TO A MINIMUM FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRESSURE FALLS SHOULD START BACK UP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS ON TUESDAY AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST. HOWEVER BETTER MOISTURE ADVECTION LOOKS TO REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA. THERE IS INDICATIONS OF GOOD THETA-E ADVECTION TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES. THEREFORE HAVE HELD ONTO CHANCE POPS. NEXT UPPER TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS IS DEPICTED WELL IN THE GOING FORECAST. ASIDE FOR SOME TWEAKS TO THE TEMPERATURES FOR MON AND TUE...HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FOR THE WORK WEEK. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR KSZ008-KSZ009- KSZ010-KSZ020-KSZ021-KSZ022-KSZ034-KSZ035-KSZ036-KSZ037. && WOLTERS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 946 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-031500- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 946 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARD BEING LARGE HAIL. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY WEST OF A LINE FROM SENECA TO EMPORIA. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE VERY HIGH TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1023 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ008-020-034-021615- CLOUD-OTTAWA-REPUBLIC- 1023 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR REPUBLIC...CLOUD AND OTTAWA COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CDT... AT 1020 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF REPUBLIC TO TESCOTT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 34 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE MINNEAPOLIS... CONCORDIA...BELLEVILLE...BENNINGTON...MUNDEN...AURORA...CUBA... NARKA...AGENDA...MILTONVALE AND CLYDE. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1056 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ008-009-020-021-035-021645- CLAY-CLOUD-DICKINSON-REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON- 1056 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR REPUBLIC...WASHINGTON...CLOUD...CLAY AND DICKINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT... AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MAHASKA TO CARLTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 33 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE TALMAGE... MORGANVILLE...ABILENE...MORROWVILLE...PALMER...ENTERPRISE...CLAY CENTER...MOONLIGHT...LINN...HOPE...WASHINGTON...CHAPMAN... HOLLENBERG...WAKEFIELD...GREEN...GREENLEAF...WOODBINE AND HERINGTON. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 268 AND 289 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1059 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ009-021-035-021645- CLAY-DICKINSON-WASHINGTON- 1059 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WASHINGTON...CLAY AND DICKINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT... AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MAHASKA TO CARLTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 33 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONCORDIA TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF ABILENE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE ABILENE... MORROWVILLE...PALMER...ENTERPRISE...CLAY CENTER...MOONLIGHT...LINN... HOPE...WASHINGTON...CHAPMAN...HOLLENBERG...WAKEFIELD...GREEN... GREENLEAF...WOODBINE AND HERINGTON. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 268 AND 289 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1125 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ010-022-023-036-037-021715- GEARY-MARSHALL-MORRIS-POTTAWATOMIE-RILEY- 1125 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARSHALL...RILEY...POTTAWATOMIE... GEARY AND MORRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT... AT 1123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES WEST OF OKETO TO LATIMER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARYSVILLE TO 21 MILES SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. AT 1110 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL IN ABILENE. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE WHITE CITY...KEATS... BLUE RAPIDS...OGDEN...MARYSVILLE...OKETO...WILSEY...TUTTLE CREEK LAKE...OLSBURG...PARKERVILLE...DWIGHT...MANHATTAN...COUNCIL GROVE LAKE...BEATTIE...COUNCIL GROVE AND FRANKFORT. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 294 AND 316 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1149 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 KSZ038-021730- WABAUNSEE- 1149 AM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WABAUNSEE COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 1146 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF VOLLAND...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE VOLLAND...ALMA AND MCFARLAND. MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 332 AND 345 COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 hail, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds, either from thunderstorm outflow or a wake low, caused damage to trees and a carport near Centralia. The damage was estimated at $2,000.
Golf ball size hail was reported on the west side of Topeka by 2 off-duty NWS employees.
At 21st Street and Fairlwn Rd.
Observed at the NWS Topeka office.
Hail covered the ground on Northeast Kincaid Rd. An accident occurred shortly before 1pm cst on K4 Highway 1.5 miles north of US Highway 24, when the highway became coated with hail and caused a car to slide off the road. Soldier firefighters performed a water rescue as runoff from the rain and melted hail caused the vehicle to become submerged up to the bottom of its windows. There were no injuries reported, however.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 2006
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: 5503856, 5503857, 5503858, 5503859, 5503860, 5503861, 5503862, 5503863, 5503864, 5503865.