On the evening of June 9th a large swath of heavy rain moved over the region. The complex developed over central Kansas and tracked eastward along interstate 70.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
On the evening of June 9th a large swath of heavy rain moved over the region. The complex developed over central Kansas and tracked eastward along interstate 70. Due to the size flash flooding became an issue as widespread 2 to 4 inches fell within a few hours.
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 9, 2:42 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 342 PM CDT Mon Jun 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday) Issued at 342 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 Strong upper low and associated surface low pressure will move eastward across southern Kansas through this evening and into Missouri on Tuesday. As it does...deformation band across the southern 2/3 of the cwa at 3 pm will lift slowly north and become nearly stationary along the I 70 corridor through the remainder of the afternoon and early evening before diminishing through midnight as the main mid level lift decreases. As this occurs...additional locally heavy rainfall amounts of three quarters to one inch should occur along the I 70 corridor thru mid evening. Flood indices remain high across most of this area...so did not see the need for any flood watches...although cannot totally rule out some isolated minor flooding of low lying areas. Upper low will move off to the east with decreasing chances for showers and possibly a brief thunderstorm in the morning with steeper lapse rates before drying out by late afternoon. Following lows in the lower 60s...should rebound back into the lower 70s far east central with more clouds to more sunshine in the north central and highs in the upper 70s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday) Issued at 342 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 Tuesday night the upper system will continue to pull of to the east into the Ohio Valley. Winds come back around to the south as low pressure develops in the Western High Plains by Wednesday morning. Wednesday shaping up to be a fairly nice day weather wise as warm advection will send temps back into the 80s. The next chance of precipitation arrives Wednesday night and Thursday as a shortwave trough moves across the Northern Plains with a shortwave moving out of the Rockies and into western Kansas Wednesday night and then across eastern Kansas on Thursday. A cold front will move through central and eastern Kansas Thursday along with the shortwave trough. The models are consistent with the timing of the wave moving through Kansas with the trough axis along the Missouri border by late afternoon. Beyond Thursday the next chance of convection looks to occur Saturday night and into Monday as another cold front moves into central and eastern Kansas Saturday night and then slows and becomes nearly stationary across the southern CWA and nearly parallel to the southwest upper flow. Decent moisture return and steep mid level lapse rates will contribute to an unstable environment. In addition, deep layer shear will increase as the westerlies move southward over the Central Plains. There could be a few rounds of severe weather Saturday night through Monday given the above parameters. Temperatures from Friday through Monday will be in the 80s for highs and in the 60s for overnight lows. Will also need to keep a watch out for locally heavy rainfall along the slow moving cold front as well Sunday and Monday. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFs through 18Z Tuesday Afternoon) Issued at 1257 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 Area of mvfr and ifr cigs and vsbys in showers/isolated thunder with deformation band on the northeast quadrant of upper low will lift northward into all terminals next 1-2 hours and linger thru 03z before gradually decreasing as upper low shifts off to the southeast as drier air wraps in behind the system. This should result in gradual improvement of cigs and vsbys in the 01z-04z timeframe..although mvfr cigs should remain as vsbys improve to vfr by 12z. Have increased winds from the northeast as low passes to the south. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...63 LONG TERM...53 AVIATION...63
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 113 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-101815- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 113 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF I 70 WILL OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 70 THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND AND BRINGS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
554 PM CDT MON JUN 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0553 PM HEAVY RAIN ALTA VISTA 38.86N 96.49W
06/09/2014 M2.54 INCH WABAUNSEE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 1 PM CDT.
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JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
555 PM CDT MON JUN 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM HEAVY RAIN 10 S JUNCTION CITY 38.88N 96.83W
06/09/2014 E2.20 INCH GEARY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 530 PM CDT.
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JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
611 PM CDT MON JUN 09 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNW TESCOTT 39.02N 97.88W
06/09/2014 M1.40 INCH OTTAWA KS TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 6 PM CDT. SPOTTER HAS TWO GAUGES
WITH ABOUT THE SAME MEASUREMENT.
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JBThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:17 UTC.
7 flash flood, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding of creek. Water appears to be more than 1 foot deep over low water crossing but creek still running within banks.
Minor flooding of Humboldt creek. Low water crossing covered by running water approximately 2 feet deep but creek still running within its banks.
Deep rushing water 100 yards wide and up to 2 feet in depth crossing the road near Stockdale creek. Water was continuing to rise at the reported time.
Water is running over K31 1.5 miles east of K99 . Also report of water over K99 south of Eskridge.
Water is running over K31 1.5 miles east of K99 . Also report of water over K99 south of Eskridge.
Riley county EOC was activated for moderate flooding along Wildcat creek. Flooding sirens were sounded and door-to-door evacuations were done as rushing water had the potential to flood nearby homes.
Some streets barricaded due to running water.
On Carlson Rd traveling north towards interstate 70 there was 6 to 8 inches of water running over the roadway.
Report of 1075 Rd closed due to rushing water across road from nearby creek behind the Wakarusa Valley school.
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: 518565, 518567, 518569, 518580, 518581, 518583, 518585, 518587, 518588.