Hail, Wabaunsee
- When
- June 19, 2:04 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee County, 6 mi N of Eskridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.937, -96.100
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 19, 2008
Thunderstorms developed across portions of the central plains states as the cap slowly eroded during the early afternoon. Hail up to an inch in diameter was reported, and there were sporadic thunderstorm wind gusts reports as cells collapsed.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 TOP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed across portions of the central plains states as the cap slowly eroded during the early afternoon. Hail up to an inch in diameter was reported, and there were sporadic thunderstorm wind gusts reports as cells collapsed.
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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 1:01 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 1:01 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 201 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 .DISCUSSION... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT DEEP LAYER SHEAR PARAMETERS TO INCREASE AS SHORTWAVE APPROACHES THE CWA FROM THE WEST. ONGOING CONVECTION AT 19Z WAS OCCURRING IN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH MLCAPE VALUES AOA 2000 J/KG. DEEP LAYER SHEAR OVER THE CWA AT 19Z WAS RELATIVELY WEAK HOWEVER WITH H500 FLOW OF ONLY 20 KTS. MID LVL JET EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY SHORTWAVE TROUGH AS IT MOVES EAST...INCREASING H500 FLOW TO AROUND 40-50 KTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY/LOW LVL MOISTURE WOULD COMBINE WITH THIS MID LVL JET TO INCREASE THE CHANCE OF ORGANIZED MULTICELL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BEFORE THE MID LVL JET WORKS IN...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PULSE STRONG TO SEVERE IN NATURE...THE A POTENTIAL FOR MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DOWNBURST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH COLLAPSING TSTM CORES. LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES WOULD INDICATE A VERY POOR ENVIRONMENT FOR TORNADOES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS A CONCERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. TONIGHT...SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE CWA...LIKELY BRINGING IN AN AREA OF SUBSIDENCE IN ITS WAKE. MODELS INDICATE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. BETWEEN THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT...AND UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE FEEL THE CHANCES FOR CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DIMINISHES QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT SINKS SOUTH OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY...NO SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE IS PRESENT IN THE UPSTREAM FLOW...SO DO NOT THINK WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. DEPENDING HOW FAR SOUTH THE COLD FRONT SINKS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING...SO KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS GOING IN EAST CENTRAL KS. WITH SKIES EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT COULD SEE TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO TODAY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPS CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SAT/SUN...NW FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUIDANCE A BIT NOISY WITH LIGHT QPF INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE PERIOD. IMPULSE OVERNIGHT SAT INTO SUNDAY WAS A SMIDGE STRONGER AND HAVE ADDED SLT CHANCE POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS ONE. TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE 80S MOST AREAS. MON-THURS...TIMING OF PRECIP CHANCES REMAINS TRICKY INTO NEXT WEEK AS UPPER TROF SHIFTS EAST...UPPER RIDGE THEN NOSES OVERHEAD...FOLLOWED BY MORE WESTERLY FLOW BY MID TO LATE WEEK. FRONT HANGS UP ACROSS CTRL KANSAS ON M0NDAY...THEN IS DRAWN ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS THROUGH TUESDAY AND HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THIS IN POPS ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. FOR WED / THURS...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE DESERT SW SLIDES SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND STORM TRACK LIFTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER. PRECIP CHANCES FOR OUR AREA LIKELY DEPEND ON HOW FAR SOUTHWARD THE UPPER BOUNDARY MOVES...AND HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE POP SOUTH. TEMPS HOLD GENERALLY IN THE 80S WITH PATTERN POTENTIAL FOR AN UPTURN TOWARD WARMER TEMPS MID TO LATE WEEK. && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAF CYCLE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS...WITH TSTMS MOVING NEAR/OVR TAF SITES BEING THE ONLY CONCERNS FOR MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. TSTM DEVELOPMENT LOOKS MORE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON WITH TSTMS LOOKING TO DEVELOP WEST AFFECTING MHK POSSIBLY AROUND 21Z WITH TSTMS MOVING EAST TOWARDS TOP AND FOE THEREAFTER. TSTMS MOVING OVER TAF SITES WILL LIKELY BRING TEMP MVFR VSBY AND CIGS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS WELL AS HAIL. LESS CONFIDENCE IN TSTMS AFTER SUNSET...BUT ANY ORGANIZED TSTM STRUCTURE COULD MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TAF SITES LIKELY BEFORE 06Z. WILL KEEP MENTION OF TSTMS TO THE DAYLIGHT HRS AT THIS TIME WITH LOWER CONFIDENCE IN TSTMS MOVING OVER ANY SITE AFTER 00Z. CAVANAUGH && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && CAVANAUGH / 67
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:03 AM CST, 10 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 503 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-201015- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 503 AM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL... NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. A FEW STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE DAY TODAY. FOR TONIGHT THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONGEAL INTO A CLUSTER. THIS WOULD MAKE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS MORE LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO LINGER ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. WOLTERS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:52 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1252 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ010-011-023-191815- MARSHALL-NEMAHA-POTTAWATOMIE- 1252 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHEAST NEMAHA...SOUTHWEST MARSHALL AND NORTHEAST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES... THROUGH 115 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEMAHA...SOUTHWEST MARSHALL AND NORTHEAST POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ONAGA...LILLIS...HAVENSVILLE AND EMMETT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED. CAVANAUGH
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:31 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 131 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ037-191900- MORRIS- 131 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THROUGH 200 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE COUNCIL GROVE LAKE...DUNLAP AND COUNCIL GROVE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:35 PM CST, 29 minutes before
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 235 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ038-191945- WABAUNSEE- 235 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THROUGH 245 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE EAST AT 10 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ESKRIDGE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:47 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 247 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ038-192015- WABAUNSEE- 247 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THROUGH 315 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN INTO EASTERN WABAUNSEE COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ESKRIDGE AND KEENE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. STAY TUNED IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:49 PM CST, 15 minutes before
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 249 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 KSZ009-010-192015- MARSHALL-WASHINGTON- 249 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 THROUGH 315 PM CDT...A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 21 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE MARYSVILLE...BARNES...BLUE RAPIDS AND FRANKFORT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED. CAVANAUGH
Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:00 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
300 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0242 PM HEAVY RAIN E HANOVER 39.90N 96.87W
06/19/2008 U1.60 INCH WASHINGTON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED 1.6 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN ABOUT HALF AN
HOUR.
&&
AWThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- June 19, 2:29 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County, (Top)billard Arpt to
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -95.620
Hail, Lyon
- When
- June 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 3 mi E of Olpe
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.270, -96.115
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon
- When
- June 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, 3 mi E of Olpe
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.270, -96.115
A tree branch, estimated to be four inches in diameter, was blown down.
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
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- Hail in Nebraska, June 19, 2008
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 19 to 20, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 19, 2008
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- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 19, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 19, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 19, 2008
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2008
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: 111859, 111860, 111861, 111862.