On the afternoon of the 27th, a few thunderstorms that hit parts of Southeast Kansas produced hail as large as ping pong balls and a few gusts that reached 60 mph.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
On the afternoon of the 27th, a few thunderstorms that hit parts of Southeast Kansas produced hail as large as ping pong balls and a few gusts that reached 60 mph.
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 Apr 27, 5:20 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 620 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...UPDATED FOR 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 229 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT HAS ARRIVED EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE APPROACHING UPPER TROF TAKES ON A NEGATIVE TILT AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE OUT ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE INCREASINGLY MOIST WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE SURFACE DRY-LINE...WITH THE HRRR AND GFS SUPPORTING CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT DURING THE MORNING GENERALLY ALONG/EAST OF THE I-135 CORRIDOR. MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THE MAIN FOCUS FOR A MORE ROBUST AND HIGHER END SEVERE EPISODE WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE DRY-LINE SWEEPS EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING. ML CAPE VALUES OF 1500-2000J/KG AND STRONG SHEAR EXPECT TO RESIDE JUST EAST OF THE DRY-LINE WHERE THE CAP WILL BE ERODED MORE QUICKLY FOR SURFACE BASED CONVECTION DUE TO MID-LEVEL COLD ADVECTION WITH THE ASSOCIATED UPPER TROF. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN STRONG TO SEVERE SURFACE BASED STORMS AS EARLY AS MIDDAY...WHICH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE RICHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO RESULT IN DECENT LOW LEVEL CAPE FOR MORE BUOYANT INITIAL UPDRAFTS WHERE SHEAR MAY COMBINE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF A FEW TORNADIC STORMS BESIDES LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE LATEST TIMING OF THE DRY-LINE SHOULD PUSH MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 21Z-23Z. THERE IS CONCERN BEHIND THE DRY-LINE THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS IN A DRIER AND DEEPLY MIXED LOWER TO MID-TROPOSPHERE. BESIDES A WIND ADVISORY AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERN...AREAS OF HAZE FROM BLOWING DUST AND PERHAPS SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY RESULT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. OBSERVATIONS FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ARE ALREADY REPORTING SOME OF THIS AS OF VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE DEEP OCCLUDING CYCLONE TO OUR NORTH ACROSS NEBRASKA WILL IMPACT OUR WEATHER INTO MONDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS BECOMING DIURNALLY STRONGER DURING THE DAY AND LIKELY SUPPORTING ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY. THE CLOSED LOW WILL BROADEN AS IT DRIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST INTO TUESDAY WITH AN UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AIRMASS AND WEAK INSTABILITY SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. DARMOFAL .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 229 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THE CLOSED LOW WILL GRADUALLY LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WITH GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 615 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. OTHERWISE LOW CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY CLEAR OUT FROM WEST TO EAST AS DRIER AIR PUSHES FROM THE WEST TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS FOR THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OVER 35KTS LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT FOR THIS EVENING AND VEER MORE OUT TO THE WEST. JAKUB && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 229 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER DAY IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...AS VERY STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE DRY-LINE. MUCH DRIER AIR AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH GFDI VALUES AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY INTO MONDAY WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER EXPECTED AGAIN FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. KED && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 79 49 70 46 / 40 10 20 20 HUTCHINSON 78 47 69 44 / 40 10 20 20 NEWTON 77 47 68 45 / 40 10 20 20 ELDORADO 79 48 70 46 / 50 10 20 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 80 49 72 47 / 50 10 20 20 RUSSELL 75 44 65 42 / 20 20 20 30 GREAT BEND 75 45 66 42 / 10 10 20 30 SALINA 78 47 67 44 / 40 10 20 30 MCPHERSON 78 47 68 44 / 40 10 20 30 COFFEYVILLE 80 51 73 47 / 60 10 20 20 CHANUTE 79 50 71 46 / 60 20 20 20 IOLA 78 50 70 46 / 60 20 20 20 PARSONS-KPPF 80 50 72 47 / 60 20 20 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093. WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 343 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-280845- 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- 343 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF I-135. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE. THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN EASTWARD MOVING DRY-LINE THIS AFTERNOON...ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. WHILE THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH...A TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE DRY-LINE PASSAGE...ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER AND MAY ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGER WINDS LEADING TO A PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WEEK...ELEVATING THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP KED
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
917 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSZ053-271445-
CHASE-
917 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CHASE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 945 AM CDT
* AT 913 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF COTTONWOOD FALLS...
MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...ELMDALE...STRONG CITY...SAFFORDVILLE...TALLGRASS
PRAIRIE AND HYMER.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THE STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 3850 9635 3822 9637 3817 9673 3852 9681
3852 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 188DEG 47KT 3833 9654
LAWSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1001 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSZ095-096-099-271530-
MONTGOMERY-NEOSHO-WILSON-
1001 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
WESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 957 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF ELK CITY...OR 20
MILES NORTHWEST OF COFFEYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHANUTE...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...ALTOONA...THAYER...BUFFALO...
BUXTON...BENEDICT...EARLTON AND CHANUTE AIRPORT.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3738 9550 3738 9552 3735 9552 3725 9559
3734 9595 3773 9587 3773 9526
TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 211DEG 52KT 3735 9577
LAWSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1018 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSZ071-072-095-096-271545-
ALLEN-NEOSHO-WILSON-WOODSON-
1018 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHERN WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 1014 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUFFALO...OR 11 MILES WEST OF
CHANUTE...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHANUTE...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HUMBOLDT...GAS...LA HARPE...NEOSHO
FALLS...ROSE...PETROLIA...IOLA AIRPORT...BASSETT AND MILDRED.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND
BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 9578 3803 9515 3759 9538 3751 9569
3761 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 198DEG 41KT 3770 9564
LAWSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1045 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
KSZ071-072-096-271615-
ALLEN-NEOSHO-WOODSON-
1045 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHERN NEOSHO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
EASTERN WOODSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
* AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHANUTE TO ERIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOLA...HUMBOLDT...GAS...LA HARPE...MORAN...STARK...SAVONBURG...IOLA
AIRPORT...BASSETT...ELSMORE AND MILDRED.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 9512 3754 9553 3773 9552 3774 9554
3805 9555 3803 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 233DEG 58KT 3779 9548 3764 9515
LAWSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1049 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 KSZ099-100-271615- LABETTE-MONTGOMERY- 1049 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 1115 AM CDT * AT 1046 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COFFEYVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARSONS...EDNA...LIBERTY...BARTLETT...CHETOPA...MOUND VALLEY... ALTAMONT...CHERRYVALE...OSWEGO...ANGOLA...LABETTE...PARSONS TRI CITY AIRPORT AND DENNIS. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3700 9507 3700 9566 3739 9551 3739 9508 TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 199DEG 72KT 3705 9547 LAWSON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1051 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1048 AM HAIL HUMBOLDT 37.81N 95.44W
04/27/2014 E0.50 INCH ALLEN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
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RBLThe Tulsa radar (KINX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:11 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
A metal roof was torn off a barn along with downed power lines.
Winds around 60 mph also occurred but no damage was reported.
Despite occurring along with ping pong ball-sized hail, no damage was reported.
Visibilities occasionally dropped below 1 mile.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 2014
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: 512593, 512594, 512595, 512596.