Welcome rainfall continued for the first part of July 2014, and continued off and on for the rest of the month, bringing drought relief to much of the region. The heavy rainfall continued off and on for much of the month, reducing or ending the drought in some locations.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
Welcome rainfall continued for the first part of July 2014, and continued off and on for the rest of the month, bringing drought relief to much of the region. The heavy rainfall continued off and on for much of the month, reducing or ending the drought in some locations.
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 30, 10:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1140 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 ...UPDATED FOR 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 250 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 UPPER TROUGHING WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT...STRETCHING FROM IOWA TO NORTHWEST KS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...TO SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH A VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN OUR FORECAST AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS AFTER 22Z FROM THE COMBINATION OF CONVERGENCE/STRONG HEATING ALTHOUGH MID-LEVEL TEMPS REMAIN VERY WARM. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN KS THIS EVENING...A PROGGED 40 KNOT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET SHOULD INCREASE LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE FRONT. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS IN THE 01Z-05Z TIME FRAME. EXTREME INSTABILITY (MLCAPES 3000-4500 J/KG) WILL BE IN PLACE LATE THIS PM/EARLY EVE...AS SLIGHTLY STRENGTHENING MID-UPPER FLOW INCREASES DEEP LAYER SHEAR TO 30-40 KNOTS. THIS SUPPORTS SEVERE MULTICELL AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES LATE THIS PM/EARLY EVE...WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CANNOT RULE OUT A TORNADO ALONG THE FRONT GIVEN THE EXTREME INSTABILITY. THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD WANE LATER IN THE EVE/OVERNIGHT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BECOMING HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING. THE BROAD LOW-LEVEL JET NOSING INTO SOUTHWEST/SOUTH CENTRAL KS AND WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT COULD LEAD TO AT LEAST BRIEF STORM ECHO TRAINING IN THIS AREA...WITH WARM CLOUD DEPTHS INCREASING TO 3-4 KM AND ANOMALOUSLY HIGH PW'S OF 1.75-2.40 INCHES. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN SW/SCNTRL KS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE LOW-LEVEL JET VEERS OUT LATE TONIGHT. THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE KS/OK BORDER TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...AS AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH ENCOMPASSES THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WILL HOLD ONTO LINGERING STORM CHANCES IN THE SOUTH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH CHANCES DIMINISHING TUESDAY NIGHT. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MIDWEST. BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR WILL INFILTRATE OUR AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY-THURSDAY. JMC .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 250 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 THE MEAN UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL FEATURE BROAD UPPER RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CONUS...WITH A BELT OF QUASI-ZONAL FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC NW INTO SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE NORTHEAST CONUS. SEMI-PERSISTENT LEE TROUGHING WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE/INSTABILITY NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE MAIN PROSPECTS FOR STORM COMPLEXES IS PROGGED JUST NORTH/NORTHEAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...SOME LOW PROBABILITIES (20-40%) APPEAR WARRANTED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KS...WITH SEASONALLY VERY WARM/HUMID CONDITIONS AREA-WIDE. JMC && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1140 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS CONVECTION...SOME LOCALLY STRONG AND WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHEAST KANSAS LATER TONIGHT. EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. NORTH WINDS AND DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE FORECAST AREA DURING TUESDAY. KED && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 69 84 64 82 / 80 30 10 10 HUTCHINSON 67 86 62 82 / 100 20 10 10 NEWTON 68 84 62 81 / 90 20 10 10 ELDORADO 67 83 63 81 / 70 30 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 69 84 65 83 / 80 50 20 10 RUSSELL 63 84 58 81 / 20 10 10 0 GREAT BEND 63 84 59 81 / 30 20 10 0 SALINA 66 85 59 82 / 20 10 10 0 MCPHERSON 66 85 61 81 / 50 10 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 70 84 66 83 / 50 40 30 10 CHANUTE 69 83 64 81 / 50 30 10 10 IOLA 69 82 63 80 / 40 20 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 70 83 65 82 / 50 30 20 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR KSZ067>069-082-083- 091>093. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 835 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020145- 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- 835 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE EVENING...WITH SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH EAST CENTRAL KANSAS HAVING THE HIGHEST THREAT. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER ALONG WITH 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING. THE HIGHEST FLOOD THREAT IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG THE COW CREEK IN RICE AND NORTHEAST RENO COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AND AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1237 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1234 AM HAIL ANDOVER 37.69N 97.14W
07/01/2014 E0.50 INCH BUTLER KS PUBLIC
REPORT VIA KFDI.
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JMBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1238 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 E WICHITA MID CONTINE 37.66N 97.31W
07/01/2014 M1.05 INCH SEDGWICK KS AMATEUR RADIO
1.05 INCHES OF RAIN IN 50 MINUTES.
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JMBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1245 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1219 AM TSTM WND GST 10 ESE WICHITA MID CONT 37.60N 97.27W
07/01/2014 M51 MPH SEDGWICK KS ASOS
MEASURED AT MCCONNELL AIRFORCE BASE. THEY ALSO HAD 1/2
INCH HAIL.
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JMBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1246 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1219 AM HAIL 10 ESE WICHITA MID CONT 37.60N 97.27W
07/01/2014 E0.50 INCH SEDGWICK KS ASOS
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JMBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1258 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 AM HEAVY RAIN NEWTON 38.04N 97.34W
07/01/2014 M2.35 INCH HARVEY KS AMATEUR RADIO
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ADKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
100 AM CDT TUE JUL 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1253 AM FLOOD NEWTON 38.04N 97.34W
07/01/2014 HARVEY KS BROADCAST MEDIA
AREAS OF STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE CITY. REPORT COURTESY
OF KSNW.
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ADKThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought category dropping to a severe drought (D2) in July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought category dropping to a severe drought (D2) in July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. Wichita Mid Continent airport received 3.07 inches for the month which was near normal for the month.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
Heavy rainfall during the last part of June into early July, led to the drought remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for July. The welcome rainfall fell in the beginning of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
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, July 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: 532258, 532259, 532260, 532261, 532262, 532263, 532264, 532265, 532266.