Nocturnal convection developed ahead of the main storm system during the morning hours of October 12th. Warm advection ahead of this system caused numerous thunderstorms to train across Central Kansas with flooding reported around Lincoln, Kansas.
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Nocturnal convection developed ahead of the main storm system during the morning hours of October 12th. Warm advection ahead of this system caused numerous thunderstorms to train across Central Kansas with flooding reported around Lincoln, Kansas.
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 Oct 12, 5:18 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:28 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the Lincoln County Courthouse, loosening shingles from the historic building spire and damaging computers inside.
Flash flooding stalled cars in Lincoln. Water rose up to 2 feet above bridges with 2 city streets barricaded. Flooding came within 100 feet of the Lincoln Junior/Senior High School. Sand bagging also occurred around 2 homes. One of the homes was evacuated. While 3.80 inches of rainfall fell across the area in less than 2 hours.
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, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 61495, 59592.