Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across eastern Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours of July 22nd. A few of these storms were strong to severe, producing 60 mph winds.
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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 episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across eastern Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours of July 22nd. A few of these storms were strong to severe, producing 60 mph winds. Due to the lack of upper forcing, storms dissipated after dark.
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 Jul 22, 2:11 PM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 311 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERNS... CONVECTIVE CHANCES/TRENDS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO PERCOLATE ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE WANING AFTER SUNSET. WILL ONLY CARRY ISOLATED MENTION IN GRIDS AFTER 00Z. A MORE INTERESTING SCENARIO MAY EVOLVE ON MONDAY AS UPPER SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST DIVES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY AND INTO KANSAS. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON THE SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE UPPER LEVEL NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE. DESPITE RELATIVELY WEAK MID LEVEL WINDS...WITH THE PROGGED DIRECTIONAL DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND ML CAPE VALUES AROUND 2700 J/KG...SUGGEST A FEW ROWDY MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. DESPITE THE GFS SUFFERING FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES...ITS GENERAL SOLUTION IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE NAM...WHICH WOULD FAVOR THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS CONVECTION TO AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS. EVEN SO...THE INTER-OFFICE FORECAST CONFIDENCE WAS ONLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PAINT MODEST CHC40 POPS ACROSS THIS AREA FOR NOW. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.75-2.00 INCHES SUGGESTS HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL AS WELL...AND WILL ALSO MENTION THIS IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. OTHERWISE...THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO MID-WEEK...WITH THE SHORT RANGE MODELS SUGGESTING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CHANCES FOR CONVECTION ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY LOOK TO BE MORE ISOLATED AGAIN...MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN...AND FOR NOW STAYED WITH STATUS QUO...SLIGHTS ON TUESDAY AND DRY ON WEDNESDAY. WILL LET DAY NIGHT SHIFT REFINE THESE PERIODS BASED ON LATER MODEL RUNS. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS WERE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE 00Z RUNS...IN SHOWING A STRONGER MID/UPPER LEVEL TROF DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND INTO THE MEAN LONGWAVE TROF ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY/EAST BY FRIDAY. THE ECM HAS BACKED OFF OR DELAYED THIS SOMEWHAT WITH 12Z RUN...WHILE THE NEW GFS REMAINS MORE STEADFAST. THE HPC GUIDANCE GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE GFS AND FORECAST CONSENSUS WAS TO LEAN IN THIS DIRECTION...THOUGH PERHAPS A BIT SLOWER WITH SOUTHWARD MOVE OF THE FRONT. THAT SAID...HAVE INTRODUCED SLIGHT POPS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...PER COLLABORATION. DARMOFAL && .AVIATION... LATEST VISIBLE IMAGERY IS ONCE AGAIN SHOWING A SCATTERED CUMULUS FIELD ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE MOST CONCENTRATED AREA IN THE FLINT HILLS. INSTABILITY AXIS IS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE THINGS ARE HEATING UP MORE QUICKLY DUE TO SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS IS STILL SHOWING DEWPOINTS IN THE 70 TO 75 DEGREE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE INCREASING ACROSS THAT REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WE WILL BE MENTIONING VCTS IN THE SALINA...WICHITA AND CHANUTE TAF SITES. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. COX && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 72 92 70 91 / 10 30 30 20 HUTCHINSON 71 93 69 91 / 10 30 40 20 NEWTON 71 92 69 90 / 10 40 40 20 ELDORADO 71 91 69 90 / 10 30 30 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 72 91 70 90 / 10 20 30 20 RUSSELL 72 94 70 92 / 10 20 40 20 GREAT BEND 71 94 69 92 / 10 20 40 20 SALINA 73 94 71 92 / 10 40 40 20 MCPHERSON 71 93 69 91 / 10 40 40 20 COFFEYVILLE 69 89 67 88 / 10 20 20 20 CHANUTE 69 89 67 88 / 10 30 30 20 IOLA 69 89 67 88 / 10 30 30 20 PARSONS-KPPF 69 89 67 88 / 10 20 20 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 339 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-232145- 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- 339 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER DARK. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM KINGMAN TO WICHITA TO COTTONWOOD FALLS. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL KANSAS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG OR SEVERE. .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/HWO.PHP KED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
343 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM FLOOD MOUND VALLEY 37.21N 95.40W
07/21/2007 LABETTE KS AMATEUR RADIO
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN TOWN.
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RECSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 346 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 KSZ100-222145- LABETTE- 346 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN LABETTE COUNTY... AT 341 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR ALTAMONT...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF PARSONS...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY AROUND MOUND VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES COULD OCCUR DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS LINE OF STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. COX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 547 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 KSZ070-222315- GREENWOOD- 547 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENWOOD COUNTY... AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF TORONTO...OR 14 MILES EAST OF EUREKA...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. KETCHAM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 737 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 KSZ070-230100- GREENWOOD- 737 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2007 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENWOOD COUNTY... AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUREKA...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. KETCHAM
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A power pole was downed at the intersection of 3rd and King, and 4-inch tree limbs were downed in and around Gypsum. Courtesy of The Salina Journal.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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