A stationary boundary, from the previous nights convection on June 12th, stalled over Southern Kansas, and provided the focus for renewed shower and thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th, 2010. The storms initially had some large hail and damaging winds, but the training storms quickly evolved into a heavy rainfall and flooding event.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A stationary boundary, from the previous nights convection on June 12th, stalled over Southern Kansas, and provided the focus for renewed shower and thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th, 2010. The storms initially had some large hail and damaging winds, but the training storms quickly evolved into a heavy rainfall and flooding event.
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 13, 5:40 AM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 640 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010 .AVIATION...12Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRACKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION...WITH MORE ACTIVITY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS WHICH WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO AFFECT SOME TAF SITES THIS MORNING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS/HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING MORE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LOWER CLOUDS. JAKUB && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 314 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010/ DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS: CONTINUED THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING TODAY INTO MONDAY. TODAY-TUESDAY: CURRENT MCS ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN CENTRAL/S-CNTRL KS IS OCCURRING ALONG THE 925 MB BAROCLINIC ZONE...JUST N-NW OF SURFACE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. THIS CONVECTION SHOULD PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING AS THE 850 LOW-LEVEL JET WEAKENS BY 18Z. 1-2 INCH/HOUR RAINFALL RATES BEING OBSERVED IN THAT CORRIDOR OF T-STORMS. UPPER LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST WILL EDGE EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY...AND IS PROGGED BY THE GFS/ECMWF TO LIFT OUT INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY-TUESDAY. WRFAR32 SHOWS THE 925 MB BOUNDARY SETTING UP FROM THE TX PANHANDLE INTO S-CNTRL/NERN KS LATE THIS PM...WITH THE FRONT SLIDING INTO SERN KS MONDAY MORNING. IF SUFFICIENT HEATING/RECOVERY OCCUR ALONG/S OF THIS FRONT THIS PM/EVE...THE SHORT RANGE MODELS SHOW POTENTIALLY STRONG INSTABILITY (CAPES 2000-3000 J/KG) WITH 0-6KM SHEAR OF 30-35 KT NEAR THE FRONT. THAT WOULD SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SUPERCELLS THIS PM/EARLY EVE. CONVECTION SHOULD QUICKLY TRANSITION INTO AN MCS OR TWO BY MID-LATE EVENING AS ANOTHER S-SWRLY LOW-LEVEL JET DEVELOPS FOCUSING STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE FRONT COINCIDENT WITH THE RIGHT-REAR QUAD OF A STRONG JET STREAK TO THE NORTH. ADDITIONAL MCS TRAINING ECHOES LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH MID-UPPER FLOW NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE 850 FRONT. VERY HIGH PW AIRMASS ~2 INCHES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ABOVE FACTORS STRONGLY SUGGESTS HEAVY RAINFALL/FLOODING POTENTIAL IN A GOOD CHUNK OF OUR FORECAST AREA. SO EXPANDING THE FLOOD WATCH IN AREAL EXTENT AND TIME. COULD SEE ADDITIONAL STRONG- SEVERE STORMS IN SERN KS MON PM BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...CONTINGENT ON ATMOSPHERIC RECOVERY/HEATING. DECENT CHANCES FOR T-STORMS WILL LINGER IN SERN KS MON NGT INTO TUES WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THAT AREA AND CONTINUED UPPER SUPPORT. TEMPS WILL COOL TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BEHIND THE FRONT MON-TUES. WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY: NEXT UPPER TROF ENTERING THE WESTERN STATES WEDNESDAY...IS STILL PROGGED TO EJECT E-NEWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD PUSH SWD INTO THE KS REGION TOWARD FRIDAY WHERE IT MAY STALL INTO SATURDAY. UPPER SUPPORT LOOKS WEAK...AND LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE DECENT. ATTM...WILL CONTINUE WITH IDEA OF SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURS NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TEMPS WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AHEAD OF THE FRONT. JMC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 89 69 81 65 / 70 90 50 40 HUTCHINSON 87 66 80 63 / 80 90 40 30 NEWTON 86 67 80 64 / 80 90 50 40 ELDORADO 89 69 82 65 / 70 90 60 50 WINFIELD-KWLD 90 71 84 66 / 40 90 60 50 RUSSELL 80 59 76 60 / 70 80 40 20 GREAT BEND 83 61 76 61 / 70 80 40 20 SALINA 82 65 78 62 / 80 90 40 20 MCPHERSON 85 66 79 62 / 80 90 40 20 COFFEYVILLE 91 75 86 68 / 40 70 60 70 CHANUTE 89 73 85 67 / 50 80 60 60 IOLA 89 72 85 66 / 50 80 60 60 PARSONS-KPPF 90 74 85 68 / 40 80 60 60 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053- 067>072-082-083-091-092-094-095. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 433 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-140945- 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- 433 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY MAY RESULT IN FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AROUND MIDDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE SUNSHINE AND HEATING. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A BRIEF TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH THE MAIN THREAT TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP JMC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
709 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TURON 37.81N 98.43W
06/13/2010 M6.75 INCH RENO KS CO-OP OBSERVER
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JASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
722 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 AM FLOOD W GOESSEL 38.25N 97.35W
06/13/2010 MARION KS TRAINED SPOTTER
COUNTY ROAD FLOODING ON 120TH AND MERIDIAN AV JUST WEST
OF GOESSEL.
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JASPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
748 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ELLINWOOD 38.36N 98.58W
06/13/2010 M2.95 INCH BARTON KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN GOESSEL 38.25N 97.35W
06/13/2010 E2.53 INCH MARION KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN HILLSBORO 38.35N 97.20W
06/13/2010 M4.22 INCH MARION KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW HALSTEAD 37.97N 97.55W
06/13/2010 M2.10 INCH HARVEY KS CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN CHASE 38.36N 98.35W
06/13/2010 M2.25 INCH RICE KS CO-OP OBSERVER
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JASSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 910 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010 KSZ067-131500- RENO- 910 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN RENO COUNTY... AT 908 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH HUTCHINSON TO 6 MILES EAST OF ARLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. HOWERTON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
923 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 S HILLSBORO 38.28N 97.20W
06/13/2010 M4.80 INCH MARION KS AMATEUR RADIO
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HOWERTONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1006 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 N MOUNDRIDGE 38.30N 97.52W
06/13/2010 M2.20 INCH MCPHERSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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JASThe Wichita radar (KICT), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Overnight rainfall caused flooding along Sand Creek and Emma creek through the town of Newton. This caused numerous roads to close across town. Three to five inches of rainfall fell overnight.
Heavy rainfall was also reported.
A trained spotter reported Smoots Creek was five to six feet over its banks near Kansas Highway 17 and US Highway 54.
The wind gust was reported by the KSN-TV weatherlab.
Eleven power poles were knocked down and ten more had the cross arms broken along Nickerson Boulevard.
A KAKE-TV storm chaser reported water flowing through the streets in downtown Anthony. This flooding was caused by 2.94 inches of rainfall falling in an hour and a half.
A trained spotter reported small tree limbs down.
A trained spotter reported the gust along with pea sized hail.
A trained spotter reported the wind gust.
A trained spotter reported the wind gust.
Several elm trees were knocked down, including one that was knocked down onto a garage. The tree collapsed the garage and it was considered a total loss.
A trained spotter reported some minor damage to outbuildings.
The wind was measured at the KSN-TV weatherlab.
Sixty five to seventy mph winds tore part of the roof off the Smoky Valley High School gymnasium. With the roof open, a heavy deluge of rainfall damaged the gym floor beyond repair. A basketball practice was ongoing when the ceiling was torn off but no one was hurt. Numerous trees were also knocked down across town with some minor structural damage reported to some homes.
Numerous trees were knocked down across town. One tree in particular housed a bee hive that had thousands of bees inside. A bee sheriff had to be called to remove the bees from the fallen tree.
THE COOP observer measured 3.87 inches of rainfall. Some minor flooding was also reported.
A skywarn spotter reported water over the roadway along Seneca Road from US Highway 54 and MacArthur Road.
A skywarn spotter measured the gust at 37th and Rock Road.
A trained spotter reported the wind gust.
Street flooding was reported in downtown Caldwell.
Numerous streets in downtown Wichita were flooded, with numerous stalled or flooded cars. Flash flooding was also noted in and around Haysville and Eastborough.
A skywarn spotter reported Kansas Highway 81 and 90th Street south were impassible.
A trained spotter reported the wind gust. Some minor street flooding was also reported Arkansas City.
A fire was caused to a building by lightning. The fire collapsed the roof and one wall, causing seed sacks inside the building to be a total loss.
The emergency manager reported a few underpasses were impassible because of high water. One police car was also flooded out. Rainfall amounts ranged from 2.6 to 2.75 inches.
Rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches over a two day period from June 12th to early on June 14th led to widespread county road closures just to the west and northwest of Hutchinson. At one time, 20 roads were closed and another half dozen had standing water across them. Most of the closures were located along Cow Creek as it flows from Nickerson southeast to Hutchinson. Due to the large amount of heavy rainfall, some roads were closed for almost a week.
The emergency manager reported the wind gust.
The COOP observer reported 5.06 inches of rainfall overnight.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2010
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: 246601, 242981, 242986, 242988, 243015, 243021, 243067, 243024, 243025, 243039, 243041, 243118, 243029, 243124, 243539, 243550, 243552, 243556, 243595, 243046, 243048, 243553, 243597, 243564, 243053, 243607, 243108, 244538, 243057, 243557.