On the morning of June 5th a weakening MCS moved into eastern KS. As it did a particularly strong wake developed on the trailing edge of the light rain.
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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 TOP wrote it up.
On the morning of June 5th a weakening MCS moved into eastern KS. As it did a particularly strong wake developed on the trailing edge of the light rain. The strong winds did damage trees and power lines across a widespread area.
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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 5:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 637 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2014 ...AVIATION UPDATE... .SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight) Issued at 259 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 Early this morning an upper level trough over central NE was rounding an upper level ridge axis across central and western TX. The thunderstorms this morning across northeast KS should move southeast of the CWA by sunrise. A cold front/out flow boundary will push south across the CWA during the morning hours. Temperatures will be cooler Today along the NE border with highs only reaching the lower 80s. Temperatures will warm into the upper 80s to lower 90s early this afternoon across the southeast counties of the CWA before the front pushes through. During the late afternoon and evening hours, thunderstorms will develop across the high plains of eastern CO and western KS due to upslope flow. Another H5 trough will move east across KS late tonight casing the scattered to numerous thunderstorms across western KS to congeal into an MCS during the night across south central KS. At this time I'm uncertain about the track of the MCS but it may clip the southern counties of the CWA, which could provide a chance for heavy rainfall. Ascent ahead of the H5 trough will cause elevated thunderstorms to develop to the north and northeast of the MCS during the morning hours of Thursday. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 259 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 There will be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms through the morning hours of Thursday as the H5 trough moves east across central KS. The H5 trough will move east of the CWA during the afternoon hours of Thursday and the thunderstorm chances should diminish through the late afternoon hours of Thursday. Thursday night and Friday, Thunderstorms will redevelop across southwest KS late Thursday afternoon and move east across southern KS. Once again a complex of thunderstorms may develop and move across the southern counties of the CWA late Thursday night and Friday morning. A more amplified H5 trough will move east across the plains Friday night into Saturday morning...providing for likely pops across the entire CWA, especially through Saturday morning. Sunday through Monday Night, A closed upper low over west TX will slowly move east within the southern branch of the jet stream, and keep most of the thunderstorms chances south of the CWA. Highs will be cooler with mid 70s expected. Tuesday and Wednesday, another H5 trough will amplify across the western US allowing for a lee sfc trough to develop across the high plains. Southerly low-level winds will advect deeper gulf moisture northward across the plains and provide a chance for showers and thunderstorms. Highs will warm into the lower 80s. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFs through 12Z Thursday Morning) Issued at 637 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 Outflow from last night's convection has complicated the wind forecast. Although models continue to bring the synoptic front south through the terminals, so think winds will eventually shift to the north and northeast. Models show some instability developing south of this boundary, so think precip chances at the terminals is to small to include in the forecast. If the boundary does not push as far south as the models indicate, precip chances for the terminals may end up being a little higher. Don't know what to think of the IFR CIGS from the MOS guidance for late tonight. But with a persistent easterly low level flow and moist boundary layer it is hard to rule out a stratus deck. Because of this have introduced some MVFR conditions late in the forecast. Confidence is marginal with this especially with the potential for another MCS to move out from the west. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Gargan LONG TERM...Gargan AVIATION...Wolters
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 328 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-050830- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 328 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 ON THURSDAY...AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
226 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BERN 39.96N 96.01W
06/03/2014 NEMAHA KS EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** UNKNOWN NUMBER OF HOMES DAMAGED ALONG A
NARROW PATH FROM WEST OF BERN IN A SOUTHEASRLY DIRECTION.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS THAT AT LEAST ONE HOME IS
DESTROYED AND THERE HAS BEEN ONE INJURY SO FAR. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
1043 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE SENECA 39.85N 96.04W
06/03/2014 E70.00 MPH NEMAHA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED THE POWER WAS OUT.
1055 PM HAIL 1 W SABETHA 39.90N 95.82W
06/03/2014 E1.00 INCH NEMAHA KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1100 PM HAIL 2 W HIAWATHA 39.85N 95.56W
06/03/2014 E1.00 INCH BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1100 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W HIAWATHA 39.85N 95.56W
06/03/2014 E70.00 MPH BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED POWER WAS OUT.
1109 PM TSTM WND GST HIAWATHA 39.85N 95.54W
06/03/2014 E60.00 MPH BROWN KS PUBLIC
SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN
1121 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S HIAWATHA 39.80N 95.53W
06/03/2014 E60.00 MPH BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1121 PM HAIL 4 S HIAWATHA 39.80N 95.53W
06/03/2014 E0.88 INCH BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1123 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW ROBINSON 39.78N 95.45W
06/03/2014 BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
ATTACHED DECK WAS BLOWN OFF THE HOUSE. A LARGE TREE WAS
ALSO BLOWN OVER.
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N EVEREST 39.71N 95.42W
06/03/2014 BROWN KS BROADCAST MEDIA
ROOF OF A HOUSE AND TWO GRAIN BINS DAMAGED. POSSIBLE
TORNADO. TIME APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
1142 PM TSTM WND GST 4 ESE EVEREST 39.65N 95.36W
06/03/2014 M68.00 MPH BROWN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0109 AM HAIL SUMMERFIELD 40.00N 96.35W
06/04/2014 M1.00 INCH MARSHALL KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0114 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW BAILEYVILLE 39.79N 96.21W
06/04/2014 E65.00 MPH NEMAHA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
WOLTERSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
632 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0631 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S HIAWATHA 39.84N 95.54W
06/04/2014 M2.20 INCH BROWN KS CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
&&
BYRNEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
728 AM CDT WED JUN 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 WSW WOODLAWN 39.77N 95.94W
06/04/2014 M0.56 INCH NEMAHA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL
&&
BDRAKEThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:28 UTC.
14 high wind, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused damage to tree limbs as well as numerous power outages.
Wind gusts around 60 to 80 caused numerous trees down or damaged across the entire county.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused numerous tree limbs and power lines down through out the county.
Wind gusts around 60 to 80 mph brought down several large tree limbs and power lines. Widespread tree damage near and in the town of Herington.
Wind gusts around 60 mph with downed trees and limbs.
Wind gusts estimated.
Wind gusts around 70 to 80 mph caused a tree to fall down on a house. Large limbs up to 10 inches in diameter were down as well as power lines.
Wind gusts around 70 mph caused trees to come down across roadways.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused a few trees and power lines to come down in Marysville.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused tree damage and partial blockage of Hwy 16.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused power lines and trees down in the Scranton and Carbondale area. A roof was removed from a barn.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused large trees and power lines on Hwy 24 near Silver Lake and in Rossville. Tree limbs, power lines, and signs down in Topeka.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused tree and power line damage through out the county.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused trees limbs and power lines down.
Wind gusts around 60 mph caused a tree to come down on a residence. Power lines down as well.
Tree down on a residence and power lines down.
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: 520688, 520758, 520761, 520681, 520685, 521587, 521336, 521338, 521342, 521344, 521346, 521347, 521348, 521349, 521350, 521586.