Decaying showers produced very strong winds from 60 to 75 mph across portions of Reno county during the late evening hours of the 17th, particularly in the Hutchinson area. Power was knocked out to Plevna, Abbyville, Sylvia, and some of Hutchinson for a time.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
Decaying showers produced very strong winds from 60 to 75 mph across portions of Reno county during the late evening hours of the 17th, particularly in the Hutchinson area. Power was knocked out to Plevna, Abbyville, Sylvia, and some of Hutchinson for a time. Localized but extensive damage occurred across portions of Hutchinson.
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 17, 7:03 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 803 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 .UPDATE... WE ARE PLANNING ON EXPANDING THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING BASED ON THE LATEST RADAR TRENDS. OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK. COX && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 713 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009/ UPDATE... WE ARE SENDING OUT A QUICK UPDATE TO INTRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. LATEST RADAR LOOP CONTINUES TO SHOW THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FESTERING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THESE STORMS ARE QUITE ELEVATED AND APPEAR TO BE MOVING INTO A MORE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. IF THESE STORMS CAN HOLD TOGETHER AND BECOME MORE ROOTED IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER THEN THEY MAY HAVE A SHOT OF BECOMING SEVERE AS THEY HEAD TOWARDS RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES. OTHERWISE...WE CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. COX PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 635 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009/ AVIATION...00Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU LATEST RADAR LOOP WAS SHOWING A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS DODGE CITYS FORECAST AREA. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING AT THIS TIME...DUE TO THE COLD POOL STARTING TO OUTRUN THE STORMS. HOWEVER...THE STORMS MAY TRY TO IGNITE ALONG THE OUTFLOW AGAIN AND PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO TAP THE BETTER INSTABILITY TOWARDS GREAT BEND AND RUSSELL. WE WILL MENTION VCTS AT KRSL STARTING AT 01Z IN CASE THIS TAKES PLACE. OTHERWISE...SOUTHERLY FLOW AND VFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MORE GUSTY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING. COX PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009/ DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. TONIGHT: WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED ALONG THE KS/NE BORDER. ELEVATED STORMS DEVELOPED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL/NORTHEAST KS IN AN AREA OF STRONG MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT ALONG THE 315K SURFACE. THESE STORMS QUICKLY BECAME SURFACE BASED...RIGHT TURNED AND ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCING SVR WX ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST KS/SE NE. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A REMNANT PIECE OF ENERGY THAT TRACKED OUT OF EXTREME SW TX AND SPARKED STORMS OFF OVER EASTERN NM. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE SAME WARM ADVECTION THAT HELPED TO DEVELOP STORMS OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL KS MAY INHIBIT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE WARM FRONT UNTIL CLOSE TO OR AFTER SUNSET...WITH NW KS/SW NE HAVING THE BEST CHANCE FOR MCS DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING. THIS IS WHEN THE WEAK MID LEVEL COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCE TO THE SW WILL START TO AFFECT THE AREA. ANOTHER AREA TO WATCH FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL BE OVER SW KS AS SURFACE WINDS BACK PRODUCING DECENT CONVERGENCE ON THE DRY LINE. FOR OUR AREA FEEL EXTREME CENTRAL KS COUNTIES WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE STORMS OVERNIGHT AS THE MCS ALONG THE KS/NE BORDER ATTEMPTS TO BUILD SOUTH. THU-SAT: BOTH GFS AND NAM ARE FORECASTING AN UPPER WAVE TO MOVE OUT INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THU INTO THU EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE TEMPS WILL AGAIN SOAR ACROSS THE AREA AND MAY BE ENHANCED FURTHER BY SOME DOWNSLOPE. THEREFORE ANOTHER DAY OF 95-100 DEGREE HEAT WILL BE ON TAP. JUST AS BEEN ADVERTISED THE LAST FEW DAYS...A SURFACE FRONT WILL START TO AFFECT THE AREA THU NIGH INTO FRI. ONE OF THE CHANGES FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WAS CUT BACK THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF POPS FOR THU NIGHT WITH BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOWING PLENTY OF ELEVATED CAPPING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KS. ALSO FEEL THERE WILL BE ENOUGH CAPPING ACROSS CENTRAL KS TO LIMIT THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS THU NIGHT. BY FRI AFTERNOON THE SURFACE FRONT WILL EXTEND THROUGH SE KS AND INTO WESTERN OK AND MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR ISO-SCT STORM DEVELOPMENT. FEEL THE MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION MAY HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER SUNSET ON FRI NIGHT AS THE LOW LEVEL JET BACKS AND STARTS TO IMPINGE ON THE BOUNDARY. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR NOCTURNAL DEVELOPMENT FRI NIGHT WILL BE OVER SW KS/WESTERN OK WITH THIS ACTIVITY TRACKING EAST OVERNIGHT. WILL LINGER SLIGHT CHANCES FOR STORMS DURING THE DAY SAT AS THE BOUNDARY LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH. HOWEVER FEEL THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS ON SAT SHOULD BE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS LEFT OVER NOCTURNAL CONVECTION LINGERS. SUN-WED: THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL CONSENSUS THROUGH THESE PERIODS IS FOR A TROUGH OVER THE NW CONUS WITH ANOTHER UPPER SHORTWAVE ANCHORED OFF OF THE EAST COAST. THIS PATTERN LEAVES A BROAD UPPER RIDGE STRETCHING FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS WILL LEAD TO LIMITED PRECIP CHANCES THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS REMAINING IN PLACE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS IN THIS PATTERN WILL BE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF KS/EXTREME NW KS. LAWSON AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS TODAY...AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CONVECTION WILL LIKELY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE TAF SITES...HOWEVER WE DO NOT EXPECT THE TAF SITES TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CONVECTION. GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY...FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. SCHRECK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 75 98 73 92 / 10 0 20 20 HUTCHINSON 75 98 72 91 / 20 0 20 20 NEWTON 75 97 73 91 / 20 0 20 20 ELDORADO 75 97 74 92 / 10 0 10 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 75 98 74 92 / 10 0 10 20 RUSSELL 71 98 68 90 / 20 10 30 10 GREAT BEND 73 98 69 90 / 20 10 30 10 SALINA 75 98 72 91 / 20 10 30 20 MCPHERSON 75 98 72 91 / 20 0 20 20 COFFEYVILLE 74 95 75 93 / 10 0 10 30 CHANUTE 74 95 74 92 / 10 0 10 30 IOLA 74 95 74 92 / 10 0 10 30 PARSONS-KPPF 74 95 74 93 / 10 0 10 30 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1103 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-181430- 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- 1103 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW SPRINKLES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG THE NEOSHO RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL AREAS ON FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND AREAWIDE ON SATURDAY. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG THE NEOSHO RIVER. PLEASE SEE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 100 DEGREES AREAWIDE ON THURSDAY WITH THESE HIGH HEAT INDICES RETURNING FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP SCHRECK/ES/LAWSON/COX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 820 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 KSZ050-067-082-091-180145- HARPER-KINGMAN-RENO-RICE- 820 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HARPER...KINGMAN...RENO AND RICE COUNTIES... AT 816 PM CDT...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STERLING TO 8 MILES NORTH OF KINGMAN TO HAZELTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS LINE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM STORMS WEST OF THE AREA. WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS THIS BOUNDARY PASSES THROUGH. BILLINGS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Measured at the Hutchinson Airport. A 150 x 25 foot storage shed was demolished, a section of roof was ripped off a motel, and a glass and mirror warehouse was damaged. The Hutchinson News contributed to this report.
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