Supercell thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary across Central and South Central Kansas during the late afternoon hours. The highly sheared environment lead to the supercells producing tornadoes between Wichita, Kansas and Winfield Kansas.
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Supercell thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary across Central and South Central Kansas during the late afternoon hours. The highly sheared environment lead to the supercells producing tornadoes between Wichita, Kansas and Winfield Kansas. The supercell thunderstorms evolved into a complex of thunderstorms during the early morning hours of June 13th, 2008. The complex of thunderstorms moved slowly over Southeast Kansas producing flash flooding.
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 12, 2:09 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 309 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS ARE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN HEAVY RAIN FOR TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. TONIGHT: THE COLD FRONT HAS BEEN MEANDERING THROUGH THE DAY...MOVING A FEW MILES NORTH...THEN A FEW MILES SOUTH...ETC. EXPECTATION IS THAT STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS EVENING. DEEP SHEAR INCREASES TO AROUND 60 KNOTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND EVEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS DEEP SHEAR IS OVER 40 KNOTS...SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS. MLCAPE VALUES COULD BE OVER 4000 ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AS WELL. EARLY ON THIS EVENING...DISCRETE SUPERCELLS WITH HAIL...WIND...HEAVY RAINFALL AND PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. LATER (AFTER 03Z OR SO) THE THREAT WILL SHIFT TO MAINLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING. WARM CLOUD DEPTHS ARE 3000 TO 4000 KM AND PLENTY SUFFICIENT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS EAST OF THE TURNPIKE HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF PRECIPITATION ALREADY THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS...AND SOILS ARE STILL SATURATED. WITH THE STORMS CONTINUALLY AFFECTING THE SAME AREAS...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THERE WILL BE SOME FLOODING. WE WILL EXPAND THE FLOOD WATCH WEST TO THE TURNPIKE AND START IT EARLIER (00Z). HOWEVER...BE AWARE THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY-SATURDAY: RAIN WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BUT SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. PRECIPITATION WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND SKIES WILL BE SUNNY FOR SATURDAY AND ALLOW FOR SOME OF THE MOISTURE TO EVAPORATE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH THE STRONG SUNSHINE...BUT DEPENDING HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION OCCURS THESE TEMPERATURES MAY NEED TO BE LOWERED SOME. SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY: ANOTHER SURFACE FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS TIME....AND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ARE ENOUGH FOR POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS. WE DID INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS EACH EVENING WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BUT LOWER FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY GIVEN THE NORTHWEST FLOW. SCHRECK && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAF SUITE...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR EMPORIA TO WICHITA WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION...SOME SEVERE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS...WITH MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR CONVECTION THROUGH 12Z-14Z FRI MORNING. KED && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 65 82 59 87 / 90 40 10 10 HUTCHINSON 62 83 58 87 / 80 20 10 10 NEWTON 63 83 58 87 / 90 30 10 10 ELDORADO 65 82 58 86 / 100 40 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 67 81 60 87 / 100 50 10 10 RUSSELL 59 84 56 89 / 20 10 10 10 GREAT BEND 59 84 57 89 / 30 10 10 10 SALINA 59 84 57 89 / 50 10 10 10 MCPHERSON 61 83 58 87 / 70 10 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 67 81 60 87 / 100 80 10 10 CHANUTE 67 81 59 86 / 100 80 10 10 IOLA 66 81 58 87 / 100 80 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 67 81 59 87 / 100 80 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ053-069>072-083-092>096-098>100. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 333 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-132045- 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- 333 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LYONS TO ROXBURY TO LOST SPRINGS LINE. HOWEVER THERE APPEARS TO BE A GREATER RISK FOR VERY LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF GOLF BALL SIZE...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...AND A FEW TORNADOES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A HUTCHINSON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS LINE...AND NORTH OF A CEDAR VALE TO ERIE LINE. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ALSO HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SEVERE. STAY TUNED TO LATER OUTLOOKS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP SCHRECK/KED/ELDER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
601 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008
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0557 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 E PEABODY 38.17N 97.09W
06/12/2008 MARION KS STORM CHASER
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CDBThe Wichita radar (KICT), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:35 UTC.
24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado caused minor damage to a couple of homesteads.
The tornado moved across open country and caused no damage.
Most of the hail stones were around one inch, but a few of the stones measured 2 inches.
The hail ranged in size from one inch to one and three quarters inches. The hail was reported a half mile north of 71st and Senaca.
A brief tornado touched down in a wheat field. The tornado also knocked down a few power poles.
Two people were struck by lightning and transported to the hospital.
The hail was mainly pea size and a few were penny size.
The tornado moved southeast and caused damage to three homesteads. One of the homes along 151st Road had the most extensive damage, including a 5th wheel camper thrown 75 feet and destroyed, a 500 gallon propane tank overturned. The tornado also caused damage to the home and garage, and damage to two outbuildings and several vehicles.
Heavy rainfall trained across the county. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3.17 inches in Neodesha to 5.00 inches in Fredonia. Quite a few roads were washed out causing a railroad boxcar to spill over in Neodesha. A water rescue also occurred near New Albany when a car was washed off the road. The woman was rescued unharmed.
Low water crossings across the southern half of the county were impassible due to high water.
The sixty to seventy mph winds also included half inch hail.
Powerlines were blown down.
KDOT barricaded a portion of highway 77 north of Severly due to water over the road. Also, flooding was reported in the town of Fall river. Several other county roads were underwater.
Ping pong ball sized hail fell on cars along the Kansas Turnpike just north of the state line.
A car was blown over at a gas station just north of the Kansas Oklahoma state line along Interstate 35. Also an awning over the gas pumps at the truck stop was blown over and power poles were snapped half way up.
A semi truck was blown off of the road, but was still upright along Highway 77 one mile north of the Kansas Oklahoma border.
Widespread street flooding reported throughout the town.
Heavy rainfall produced 4.30 inches of rain with agriculture flooding and some minor road flooding.
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