Dry conditions early in the month led to the drought continuing across the area for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall began to occur during the middle part of the month, and continued for the rest of the month, bringing drought relief to much of the region.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
Dry conditions early in the month led to the drought continuing across the area for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall began to occur during the middle part of the month, and continued for the rest of the month, bringing drought relief to much of the region. The heavy rainfall continued for much of the month, reducing or ending the drought in some locations. The dry spring was too late to help the wheat crop, but hindered the wheat harvest, as the wet fields late in the month made for a slow harvest. Eight to 10 inch rainfall amounts were common, with Wichita, Kansas reporting the third wettest June on record, with 10.46 inches.
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 May 31, 8:52 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 952 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 ...UPDATED FOR 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 257 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 VISIBLE AND WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY DETECTING SUBSTANTIAL LOW AND MID-LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...ASSOCIATED SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME AND BROAD SCALE ISENTROPIC LIFT. WEAK CONVECTION BEGINNING TO BUBBLE IN VICINITY OF OLD...CLOSED LOW THAT IS MEANDERING OVER ARKANSAS. ALSO SEEING WEAK CONVECTION FORMING ALONG NUMEROUS LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM YESTERDAYS AND OVERNIGHT CONVECTION. OVERALL LARGE SCALE DYNAMIC AND KINEMATIC FORCING REMAINS WEAK ACROSS EASTERN PART OF CWA...THUS CONVECTION THAT FORMS ALONG AND EAST OF KANSAS TURNPIKE WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND SUB-SEVERE. TONIGHT: SOME CONCERN ABOUT CONVECTION FORMING ALONG BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION...THAT CURRENTLY ARE LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF CWA. APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL INCREASE KINEMATIC FORCING THIS EVENING. QUICK PEEK AT NSSL WRF ENSEMBLE/SSEF HINTING AT A SMALL QUASI-LINEAR DEVELOPING ACROSS KANSAS HIGH PLAINS AND MOVING INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY MID-EVENING. SOME REFLECTION OF THIS SCENARIO BEING INDICATED BY HRRR AS WELL...ENOUGH TO WARRANT AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. REGARDLESS ALL THESE MESO MODELS WEAKEN ACTIVITY BY LATE EVENING...AS FLOW STARTS BACKING AS STRONGER UPSTREAM WAVE APPROACHES FOR SUNDAY. SUNDAY: FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE ON A MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH ATTENDANT COLD FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS NEBRASKA/KANSAS HIGH PLAINS...WITH DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN KANSAS INTO PANHANDLE. INITIAL STORM DEVELOP LIKELY WILL BE WEST OF CWA WHERE CONVERGENCE IS MAXIMIZED...BUT DIABATIC HEATING ALONG DRYLINE WILL RAMP UP INSTABILITY BY MID-AFTERNOON. WITH VERTICAL WIND PROFILES INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY...CONFIDENT SEVERE CONVECTION WILL BE EXPLODING WEST OF THE CWA. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO HOW FAR EAST AND SOUTH DRYLINE CONVECTION WILL MAKE IT GIVEN WARM MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES. BETTER CONFIDENCE THAT CONVECTION THAT FORMS ALONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NEBRASKA AND FAR NORTHERN KANSAS WILL CONGEAL INTO MCS...AND TRACK ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF MID-LEVEL 310-315 THETA GRADIENT...GENERALLY ALONG I-70 AND EASTERN US 50 CORRIDORS. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH AROUND 1500-2500J/KG OF ELEVATED CAPE AND 35-50KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR. MONDAY: LINGERING CONVECTION DEBRIS WILL IMPACT MAINLY EASTERN PART OF CWA DURING THE MORNING. LINGERING SYNOPTIC BOUNDARY AND LEFT OVER MESO BOUNDARIES WILL AID IN REDEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AGAIN MAINLY EAST WHERE DIURNAL HEATING WILL INCREASE LOW/MID LEVEL INSTABILITIES INTO THE 2000-4000 J/KG RANGE WITH BULK SHEAR PROFILES AGAIN IN THE 35-50KT RANGE. MID-LEVEL CAPPING AGAIN MAY BE A DETERRENT TO CONVECTION DEVELOPING. TUESDAY: FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...SO CURRENT THINKING IS WEATHER WILL BE RATHER QUIET ON TUESDAY EXCEPT FOR SOME DIURNAL CONVECTION. FORECAST MODELS AGAIN INDICATING THAT ANOTHER MCS COULD FORM WESTERN NEBRASKA/EASTERN WYOMING AND MOVE EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TRACK APPEARS FURTHER NORTH...SO MAY JUST BRUSH CWA. SF .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 257 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 QUASI-ZONAL FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SEVERAL REINFORCING SHORT WAVES APPEAR TO SUPPRESS SOUTHERN U.S. RIDGE WITH TIME...THUS AREA LIKELY WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CONVECTION. GEFS DEPICTING SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH TIMING AND INTENSITY OF EACH SUCCESSIVE SHORT WAVE...SO TIMING CONFIDENCE IS LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEASONABLE. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 943 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STEER MID AND UPPER 60 DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT RESULTING IN AREAS OF MVFR WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 4-5SM AND MVFR CIGS AS WE MOVE TOWARD 12Z. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORT-LIVED AND MIX OUT QUICKLY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20+ KNOTS BY 15-16Z. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND DRIFT EAST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AFTER 22-23Z. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LIKELY WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 67 88 70 89 / 10 10 40 20 HUTCHINSON 66 89 69 89 / 20 10 50 20 NEWTON 66 87 68 88 / 10 10 50 20 ELDORADO 66 85 68 86 / 10 10 50 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 67 87 70 88 / 10 10 40 20 RUSSELL 67 91 67 88 / 20 40 70 10 GREAT BEND 66 91 67 89 / 20 40 70 10 SALINA 67 91 69 89 / 20 20 70 20 MCPHERSON 67 89 69 89 / 20 20 50 20 COFFEYVILLE 67 85 71 85 / 20 10 40 30 CHANUTE 67 85 70 84 / 20 10 50 40 IOLA 67 85 70 84 / 20 10 50 40 PARSONS-KPPF 67 85 71 85 / 20 10 40 40 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1021 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020330- 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- 1021 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS...AND A DRYLINE THAT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES...SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK EAST AND SOUTHEAST SUNDAY EVENING...AFFECTING CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SUNDAY EVENING. AN ORGANIZED CLUSTER OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FROM CENTRAL KANSAS INTO EASTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...WHILE STORM POTENTIAL FURTHER SOUTH WILL BECOME LESS ORGANIZED. SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS THE MAIN THREATS....ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. ANY STORM THAT CAN DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF BECOMING SEVERE. ANOTHER COMPLEX OF STORMS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY TIME FRAME. SEVERE STORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN CENTRAL KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014. Wichita Mid Continent Airport received 10.46 inches, which was 5 inches above normal. This was the 3rd wettest June on record.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to severe (D2) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the extreme drought (D3) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014. Salina Airport recorded 8.19 inches, which was almost 4 inches above normal.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category for the first week of June. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end of the month, bringing much needed relief to drought stricken areas. This led to the drought category dropping to moderate (D1) by the end of the month. Rainfall amounts by the end of the month actually climbed well above normal for the first time in calendar year 2014. Chanute Airport recorded 8.05 inches, which was 2 inches above normal.
A dry start to the month of June, led to most of the county remaining in the severe drought (D2) category. Welcome rainfall fell in the middle of the month and continued until the end 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, June 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: 527063, 527064, 527066, 527068, 527071, 527072, 527073, 527074, 527075, 527081, 527082, 527083, 527084, 527085, 527088, 527090, 527092, 527095, 527097, 527098, 527099, 527101, 527102, 527103.