Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 22 to 23, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 22 to 23, 2007
Start: 2007-06-22T21:55
End: 2007-06-23T01:55
Location: Kansas

June 22 to 23, 2007 · NWS GID · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Evening thunderstorms rolled across north-central Kansas produced areas of severe weather. Hail was reported in Rooks and Jewell counties, while strong winds caused some damage in Smith County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: $650,000
Events: 4

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 happened

The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.

Evening thunderstorms rolled across north-central Kansas produced areas of severe weather. Hail was reported in Rooks and Jewell counties, while strong winds caused some damage in Smith County. The Lebanon Times newspaper reported that the strong winds downed electric poles in the Bellaire area. This caused the power to be out in Bellaire and Lebanon for nearly two hours. Some hail accompanied the strong winds, which cut cornfields down to just short stocks.

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 Jun 22, 5:22 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 5:22 PM CST, 4 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
622 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

.AVIATION...APPEARS THAT THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
TERMINAL LOCATION TONIGHT...SO DID NOT PUT THEM IN AT THIS TIME.
WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION THE POSSIBLITY OF LIGHT FOG LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LOW TEMPERATURE
AND DEWPOINT SPREADS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 218 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007/

SHORT TERM...THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY. CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
DEPICT VERY WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY REFLECTION ROUGHLY VICINITY OF
HIGHWAY 30 FROM THE COLUMBUS NEBRASKA AREA BACK TO MAYBE HOLDREGE OR
SO. PRETTY HARD TO DISCERN. WHAT STANDS OUT WELL IS 3K+ CAPE ALONG
THIS SAME AREA...AS SURFACE DEWPOINTS OF 65 TO 72 DEGREES PERSIST.
LAPSE DATA SUGGEST NO CAP IN PLACE. CU FIELD WIDESPREAD...WITH HINTS
OF MORE VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT IN CU EAST OF HEBRON NEBRASKA...AND
FROM YORK TO OMAHA. PROFILER DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW WEAK UPPER
TROUGH OVER CWFA LEFT OVER FROM LAST NIGHT. H5-3 WINDS ARE MUCH
STRONGER /RELATIVELY/ TO OUR EAST OVER IOWA PER SLATER PROFILER.

FORECAST CONCERN IS AMOUNT OF CONVECTION TONIGHT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE
SURFACE CONVERGENCE HAPPENING. WHAT IS GOING ON IS WELL EAST...OVER
IOWA. CONVECTION IS GOING OVER THERE. THE RUC DOES FORECAST INCREASING
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE...ESPECIALLY JUST EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. DON/T
EXPECT CURRENT MONTANA WAVE TO INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER...SO WE WORK
WITH WHAT WE HAVE. THAT IS A HIGH CAP/WEAK SHEAR ENVIRONMENT OVER A
GOOD PORTION OF THE CWFA. SEEMS MORE LIKELY WE WILL GET SOME
ISOLATED DEVELOPMENT...FAVORING THE EASTERN CWFA...AND POSSIBLY
UNZIPPING A BIT WESTWARD. HAVE KEPT SMALL RISK THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS...JUST SORT OF WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO DEVELOP. AN ISOLATED
PULSE WEAKLY SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET WITH SUCH HIGH
CAPES...BUT OVERALL SCOPE OF THINGS VERY LIMITED. IF TSTORMS DO
DEVELOP...EXPECT THE ONSET OF SUNSET WILL START TO SHUT THINGS DOWN
AND DO BY DAWN SATURDAY.

ON SATURDAY...SOME HIGH DEBRIS CLOUDS/HAZE WILL BE AROUND
EARLY...AND THEN SUNSHINE WILL TAKE OVER. RETURN FLOW SLOW TO SET UP
AND EASTERLY FLOW SETS UP MUCH OF THE DAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
BALLPARK THE UPPER 80S WITH A FEW DEGREES WARMER WEST/SOUTHWEST
CWFA. DON/T SEE ANY REAL REASON FOR PRECIPITATION AFTER TONIGHT.

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  THE PATTERN ALOFT WILL BE
DOMINATED BY AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS ORIENTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS STATES.  THIS WILL RESULT IN HOT TEMPERATURES DURING
THE DAY...WITH HIGHS NEAR 90F...AND MILD NIGHTS WITH LOWS IN THE
60S.  THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR PCPN TUESDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER
TROUGH TRANSLATES ALONG THE US AND CANADIAN BORDER...SENDING A COOL
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH THROUGH THE DAKOTAS AND ONTO THE PLAINS.
THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE BOUNDARY AND TROUGH WILL
GET AS IT IMPEDES THE RIDGE...HOWEVER...CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT
THE CHANCE FOR CONVECTION AND HAVE ADDED SOME LOW POPS TO THE
FORECAST.  GFS ENSEMBLES ARE NOT OVERLY ROBUST ON INDICATING PCPN
THRU THE EXTENDED PERIODS...THEREFORE THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
REMAINS DRY AND CAN BE EVALUATED ON A DAY BY DAY BASIS.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:05 PM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

NEZ039-040-231200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE OUTLOOK
AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ041-046>049-060>062-072>075-082>085-231200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-
MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW
STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AND PRODUCE DIME SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

NEZ063-064-076-077-086-087-231200-
HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
305 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING
ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND 60 MPH WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

THE INTENSITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:23 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
923 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

NEZ076-230300-
CLAY-
923 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR CLAY COUNTY...

AT 922 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FAIRFIELD TO EDGAR
TO ONG...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EDGAR BY 945 PM CDT
  ONG BY 1000 PM CDT

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:32 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
932 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

NEZ086-230315-
NUCKOLLS-
932 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR NUCKOLLS COUNTY...

AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAK...OR 36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RUSKIN BY 950 PM CDT

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:55 PM CST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
955 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

0950 PM     HAIL             DEWEESE                 40.35N 98.14W
06/22/2007  E1.25 INCH       CLAY               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:56 PM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
956 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

0935 PM     HAIL             EDGAR                   40.37N 97.97W
06/22/2007  E0.88 INCH       CLAY               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRYANT

Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:03 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1003 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

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

0906 PM     HAIL             DAVENPORT               40.31N 97.81W
06/22/2007  E0.50 INCH       THAYER             NE   PUBLIC

&&

BRYANT

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:30 PM CST, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

KSZ007-NEZ085-086-230415-
JEWELL-NUCKOLLS-WEBSTER-
1030 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR JEWELL...NUCKOLLS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...

AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BYRON TO SUPERIOR TO
LAWRENCE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HARDY BY 1040 PM CDT
  SUPERIOR BY 1045 PM CDT
  WEBBER BY 1100 PM CDT
  GUIDE ROCK BY 1110 PM CDT
  LOVEWELL STATE PARK BY 1115 PM CDT

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:56 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Jewell

When: June 22, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, 3 mi NE of Webber
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.961, -97.990

Hail, Smith

When: June 22, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Smith County, 1 mi S of Bellaire
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $300,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: June 22, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Smith County, 1 mi S of Bellaire
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $200,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.785, -98.670

Hail, Rooks

When: June 23, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Rooks County, 5 mi E of Codell
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 39.200, -99.087

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, June 2007

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: 44210, 44213, 44217, 44216.