A powerful storm system ejecting east into the Plains from the Rocky Mountains developed a deep surface low over the Central High Plains. This low pressure and its associated tight pressure gradient resulted in very strong surface winds from generally along and west of Interstate 135.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A powerful storm system ejecting east into the Plains from the Rocky Mountains developed a deep surface low over the Central High Plains. This low pressure and its associated tight pressure gradient resulted in very strong surface winds from generally along and west of Interstate 135. Parts of Central Kansas saw the highest winds with the Russell Airport sustaining wind gusts as high as 59 mph. Winds were generally in the 50 to 55 mph range for the counties affected but these winds resulted numerous reports of tree damage, power outages and small out buildings blowing down.
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 Jun 6, 11:42 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1242 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2007 .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR ALL TAF SITES THROUGH MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE TAF PERIOD. THESE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND EVEN INCREASE SOME ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS TOWARD MORNING. CAP IS STRONG ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE THIS AFTERNOON...SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW THAT ANY CONVECTION WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP. ON THURSDAY...GRADIENT WEAKENS SOMEWHAT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BUT REMAINS FAIRLY TIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THEREFORE EXPECT KCNU TO BE PERHAPS MORE GUSTY THAN IT HAS BEEN TODAY. SCHRECK && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 301 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007/ DISCUSSION... THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH BE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND POSSIBLE CHANCES OF CONVECTION ALONG THE DRY LINE...FOLLOWED BY SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES ON THURSDAY. TDY-TONIGHT WARM AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN STORE FOR KANSAS TODAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE REALIZED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS LOCAL PROFILERS ALREADY SHOW INTENSIFYING 925MB WINDS JUST OFF THE DECK EARLY THIS MORNING. LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL STEEPEN DURING THE DAY WHICH WILL CAUSE MUCH STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO EASILY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. CENTRAL KANSAS COULD ACHIEVE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO ELEVATION EFFECTS...THEREFORE WE WILL CARRY A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THAT REGION. OTHERWISE...A VERY STOUT CAP ALOFT WILL SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE COMBINATION OF UNSEASONABLY STRONG JET AXIS EJECTING OUT INTO THE PLAINS...AND SOME LOCALIZED CONVERGENCE ALONG THE DRY LINE COULD ALLOW AN ISOLATED UPDRAFT OR TWO TO BREACH THE CAP DURING THE EVENING HOURS...IF BREACHED A FEW INTENSE SUPERCELLS WOULD OCCUR. EARLY MORNING ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT BETTER MOISTURE IS STILL RESIDING WELL SOUTH OF KANSAS...THUS REDUCING AFTERNOON INSTABILITY VALUES LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THIS WOULD CAUSE MORE DIFFICULTLY IN BREACHING THE CAP. THU-FRI SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AS RICHER GULF MOISTURE PUSHES NORTHWARD AND BETTER FORCING FROM APPROACHING TROUGH AXIS INCREASES LIFT OVER THE AREA...COOLER 700MB TEMPS WILL YIELD A WEAKER CAP COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG SHEAR/INSTABILITY COMBINATION SUGGESTS THAT SUPERCELLS WILL DEVELOP WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER THERE COULD BE SOME BACKING OF THE LOW LEVEL WINDS AROUND 00Z WHICH WOULD INCREASE LOW-LEVEL HELICITY VALUES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SIGNAL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF MODEL RUNS...SINCE LOWER LCL HEIGHTS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED WHICH COULD INCREASE THE TORNADO RISK. THE SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH WELL SOUTH OF KANSAS ON FRIDAY ENDING THE PRECIP CHANCES. A 5-STAR WEATHER DAY LOOKS TO BE IN THE CARDS FOR FRIDAY...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE USHERS IN COOLER AIR AND LIGHT WINDS. EXTENDED: SAT-TUE ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH MOISTURE RETURN ON THE INCREASE FOR THIS PERIOD. AS A RESULT...WE HAVE MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TIMING CHANGE OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM. JAKUB AVIATION...06Z TAFS RSL/SLN/HUT/ICT/CNU WITH LACK OF SIGNIFICANT UPSTREAM HIGH PLAINS CONVECTION THIS EVE AND WARMING MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES...WILL KEEP CONVECTION OUT OF TAFS OVERNIGHT. CAP WILL LIKELY KEEP CONVECTION SUPRESSED AHEAD OF DRYLINE WED/WED EVE IN OUR AREA. DEVELOPING 45-50 KT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET AND SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOW- LEVEL WIND SHEAR INTO THE EARLY AM HOURS FOR MOST SITES. JMC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 89 70 90 57 / 10 10 10 10 HUTCHINSON 90 68 88 55 / 10 20 10 10 NEWTON 88 70 88 56 / 10 10 10 10 ELDORADO 88 70 89 58 / 10 10 20 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 89 71 90 60 / 10 10 20 10 RUSSELL 92 61 84 52 / 10 20 10 10 GREAT BEND 92 62 86 53 / 10 20 10 10 SALINA 90 68 87 54 / 10 20 10 10 MCPHERSON 89 69 88 55 / 10 20 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 88 72 88 63 / 10 10 30 40 CHANUTE 86 72 86 63 / 10 10 40 40 IOLA 86 72 86 62 / 10 10 40 40 PARSONS-KPPF 87 72 87 62 / 10 10 30 40 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ033-048>053- 067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-047. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 529 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-071130- 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- 529 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY...PLEASE SEE LATEST HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG A DRY- LINE NEAR CENTRAL KANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PREDICATED THE STRENGTH OF CONVERGENCE ALONG THE DRY-LINE. IF THE STRONG CAP CAN BE OVERCOME ALONG THE DRY-LINE THEN STORMS WOULD QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...AND AFFECT LOCATIONS MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 14 IN CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 7 PM. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER RISK FROM ANY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY AFFECTING LOCATIONS EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. THE DRY-LINE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE DRY-LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER RISK...HOWEVER THERE IS A CONDITIONAL RISK FOR TORNADOES IF THE LOW LEVEL WINDS CAN BACK TO A SOUTH...OR SOUTHEAST DIRECTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PLEASE WATCH FOR LATER OUTLOOKS AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SCENARIO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. SEVERE WEATHER COULD BECOME A POSSIBILITY AGAIN DURING THIS PERIOD...PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THIS EVENING DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP CJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The KGBD ASOS measured sustained winds of 40 mph. Gusts peaked at 54 mph. The high winds caused garden type sheds and small out buildings to be moved around or blown over.
High winds knocked tree limbs into power lines and caused small out buildings to move around. A large hackberry tree was downed in Oakdale Park. Numerous other trees were also downed across the county. The Salina Journal contributed to this report.
A wind gust to 59 mph was recorded by the KRSL ASOS. In the town of Russell, lawn furniture and small items were being blown around.
A semi-truck was blown over on Interstate 70 near mile marker 232.5. This is approximately 3.5 miles south of the city of Windfall.
Two to three inch diameter tree limbs were downed in McPherson and four to five inch diameter limbs downed in Lindsborg. Power was lost to the city of Marquette.
A six inch tree limb was lying on a car in downtown Wichita near 3rd and Waco.
A tree was downed in an alley way in Hutchinson. The Hutchinson News contributed to this report.
Two large cottonwood trees were downed at Marion County Lake. The Hillsboro Star-Journal contributed to this report.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2007
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: 40392, 40675, 40673, 40666, 40379, 40462, 40668, 40676, 41473, 41479, 41481.