Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 16, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 16, 2006
Start: 2006-09-16T19:55
End: 2006-09-16T20:30
Location: Kansas

September 16, 2006 · NWS GID · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 16, 1:39 PM CST, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 1:39 PM CST, 6 hours 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
239 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.SHORT TERM...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY
FORECAST CONCERN REVOLVES AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SFC OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.  WINDS ACROSS OUR WESTERN CWA ARE BEGINNING TO TURN MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AND DEWPOINTS ARE FALLING AS THE LOW TRACKS NORTHEAST.
THERE ARE TWO FRONTAL BOUNDARIES THAT WILL EFFECT OUR CWA OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.  THE FIRST IS A DRY LINE THAT WILL SHIFT WINDS FROM
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND RESULT IN FALLING DEW POINTS.  THE SECOND IS A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL TURN THE WINDS A BIT FURTHER RESULTING IN WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

THE DRY LINE LOCATED NEAR HWY 281 AT 2 PM...WILL SLIDE EAST TO
AROUND HWY 81 BY 4 PM...AND THEN EAST OF OUR CWA QUICKLY THEREAFTER.
A CUMULUS FIELD IS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS DRY LINE ACROSS OUR
EASTERN CWA AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. EXPECT CONVECTION TO
BREAK OUT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM ALONG THE DRY LINE OVER OUR FAR EASTERN
CWA. THIS CONVECTION WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF
1500 TO 2000 J/KG AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 40 TO 50 KTS.  0 TO 1 KM
SHEAR VALUES COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KTS. THE COMBINATION OF
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL MAKE ROTATING SUPERCELL STORMS A STRONG
POSSIBILITY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE WITH LARGE HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HOWEVER...WITH THE RAPID DRY
LINE PROGRESSION THE WINDOW FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR CWA IS
LIMITED. ANY STORMS THAT ORIGINATE IN OUR CWA WILL QUICKLY EXIT OUR
CWA BY 5 TO 7PM.  CONSEQUENTLY...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE CONFINED TO OUR EASTERN CWA COUNTIES BETWEEN 3
AND 7PM.

THE SECOND FRONT TO CROSS OUR CWA WILL BE THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT
WHICH AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE.  HAVE LEFT A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST ACROSS CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF OUR CWA JUST IN CASE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CAN FORM
ALONG THE COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER
TOMORROW WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 60S OVER NEBRASKA TO AROUND 70 IN
KANSAS.  TEMPERATURES THEN FALL EVEN FURTHER ON MONDAY AS THE COLD
AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER IN WITH HIGHS ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE
UPPER 50S ACROSS OUR NORTHERN CWA TO THE MID 60S OVER NORTHERN
KANSAS.  THERE COULD ALSO BE A FEW SPRINKLES WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS ACROSS OUR NORTHEASTERN CWA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE
COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION.

.LONG TERM...12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN
REVOLVES AROUND PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME. ON TUESDAY...THE EXTENDED FORECAST STARTS
OUT DRY AS THE AXIS OF A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER
THE HIGH PLAINS AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE JUST TO OUR EAST.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAK SOUTHERLY
SURFACE FLOW THAT WILL BRING SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION CAUSING
TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND FROM VERY UNSEASONABLE VALUES THAT WILL BE
RECORDED ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO THE
LOWER 70S.

ON WEDNESDAY...A POSITIVE TILT TROUGH WILL SWING INTO THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS FROM SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA. PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TROUGH INITIALLY LOOKS TO STAY TO THE NORTH AS A DRY COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. BECAUSE THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY...SOUTHERLY WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL BRING HIGHER DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES ON THAN
THOSE THAT WILL BE RECORDED ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY
BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S.

SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES FROM SOUTHERN CANADA ON THURSDAY WITH A BROADER UPPER TROUGH
BEING CARVED OUT FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS EASTWARD TO THE UPPER
MIDWEST. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING MORE COOLING TO THE AREA WITH
MAX TEMPS RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO THE LOWER 70S. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH SLIDING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE BROAD TROUGH ON THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SLIGHT CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ON FRIDAY...THE AXIS OF THE
BROAD TROUGH WILL SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO THE LOWER 70S. WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CONTINUE THE PRECIPITATION THREAT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

ON SATURDAY...A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS
AS A STRONG AND BROAD RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. BEGINS TO PROGRESS
EASTWARD WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE VALUES REACHING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S.

&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ039-NEZ040-
     NEZ041-NEZ046-NEZ047-NEZ048-NEZ049-NEZ060-NEZ061-NEZ062-
     NEZ063-NEZ064-NEZ072-NEZ073-NEZ074-NEZ075-NEZ076-NEZ077-
     NEZ082-NEZ083-NEZ084-NEZ085-NEZ086-NEZ087.

KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ005-KSZ006-
     KSZ007-KSZ017-KSZ018-KSZ019.
&&

WESELY/19

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 4:11 PM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
511 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

KSZ006-007-018-019-NEZ040-041-047>049-062>064-075>077-085>087-
172100-
SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-GREELEY-NANCE-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
511 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A DRY LINE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 WITH THE
BEST CHANCE OF STORMS EAST OF STATE ROUTE 14. STORMS WHICH DEVELOP
COULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1.5 INCHES IN
DIAMETER...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 65 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
THE STORMS WILL SHIFT EAST RAPIDLY AND SHOULD BE INTO SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST KANSAS BY 9 PM CDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 530 PM AND 9 PM CDT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

KSZ005-017-NEZ074-083-084-172100-
PHILLIPS-ROOKS-KEARNEY-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
511 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE 7 PM CDT. ALTHOUGH
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL
UNDER 1 INCH IN DIAMETER ARE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST
AFTER 7 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

NEZ039-046-060-061-072-073-082-172100-
VALLEY-SHERMAN-DAWSON-BUFFALO-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-
511 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH 8 PM CDT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE TO
15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 8 PM CDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. ALL THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:13 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
813 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0805 PM     HAIL             13 E HUNTER             39.24N 98.15W
09/16/2006  E0.50 INCH       MITCHELL           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:16 PM CST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
816 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0811 PM     HAIL             4 N FAIRMONT            40.69N 97.58W
09/16/2006  M1.00 INCH       FILLMORE           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

REYNOLDS

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:21 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
821 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0815 PM     HAIL             4 N FAIRMONT            40.69N 97.58W
09/16/2006  E2.00 INCH       FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:26 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
826 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0809 PM     HAIL             4 N FAIRMONT            40.69N 97.58W
09/16/2006  E0.88 INCH       FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:35 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
835 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E CLAY CENTER         40.52N 97.94W
09/16/2006                   CLAY               NE   PUBLIC

            8 INCH TREE BRANCHES DOWN DUE TO WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
            60 MPH.

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:42 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
842 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0842 PM     HAIL             3 E MCCOOL JUNCTION     40.74N 97.54W
09/16/2006  E2.00 INCH       YORK               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

BRYANT

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:55 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osborne

When: September 16, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, Downs
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.500, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell

When: September 16, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Jewell
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: COOP STATION
Coordinates: 39.667, -98.150

Hail, Osborne

When: September 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Osborne County, 6 mi S of Corinth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.333, -98.550

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, September 2006

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: 5534525, 5534526, 5534527.