An elongated low pressure moved into the plains on the afternoon of September 9th, 2014. This low pressure and warm moist air pushing into northern Kansas and southern Nebraska led to the development of severe storms across portions of north and Central Kansas.
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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 ICT wrote it up.
An elongated low pressure moved into the plains on the afternoon of September 9th, 2014. This low pressure and warm moist air pushing into northern Kansas and southern Nebraska led to the development of severe storms across portions of north and Central Kansas. The storms produced large hail and some reports of damaging winds.
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 Sep 9, 2:18 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 318 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 314 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 EXPECTING STORMS TO INITIATE ALONG SURFACE FRONT OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST KANSAS WHERE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE MAXIMIZED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND REACH CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD MOVE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT DUE TO DECENT COLD POOL GENERATION FROM HIGH BASED STORMS. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL KANSAS GIVEN STRONGER SHEAR ALOFT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS. COULD BE A SMALL WINDOW FOR STORMS TO RE-DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS BEFORE THE FRONT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. OTHERWISE DRIER COOLER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR KANSAS. MEANWHILE...THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL WAVE CURRENTLY DIVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING ANOTHER STRONGER PUSH OF COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD INTO KANSAS ON FRIDAY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KANSAS AHEAD OF THIS WAVE ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND MIGRATE EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL KANSAS ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 314 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 A COOL MORNING WILL BE ON TAP FOR SATURDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. MODELS DIFFER ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY WITH GFS MODEL SUGGESTING A DEEPER/STRONGER SYSTEM AND BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION COMPARED TO ECMWF MODEL. WE WILL MAINTAIN RAIN CHANCES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT BELOW NORMAL. JAKUB && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1245 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 A WARM AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WILL BE THE PREDOMINATE TAF CONCERN FOR THE FIRST 6 HOURS AS SOUTH WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 30 KTS IN SOME LOCATIONS. ATTENTION WILL QUICKLY TURN TO CONVECTIVE CHANCES EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL KS...AS CONVECTION DEVELOPS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS ALONG A SOUTHEASTWARD SAGGING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME OF THIS CONVECTION MAY MOVE INTO KRSL/KSLN FOR THE EVENING HOURS...SO WILL GO WITH A VCTS FOR KRSL AND KSLN TAF SITE BY AROUND 00Z/WED. SOME QUESTION ON HOW WIDESPREAD THE CONVECTION WILL BE...SO WILL NOT GO WITH A TEMPO GROUP JUST YET FOR KRSL. I COULD SEE A TEMPO GROUP ADDED WITH LATER TAF UPDATES FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KS. EXPECT THE FRONT AND CONVECTION TO SAG SOUTH-SOUTHEAST...WITH CONVECTION OFF OF THE HIGH PLAINS OR ALONG THE FRONT DROPPING SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE KHUT TAF SITE AS WELL. SO HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION TO ADD A VCTS FOR KHUT AFTER 02Z AS WELL. NOT COMPLETELY SURE THIS CONVECTION WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE KICT VICINITY..UNLESS A COLD POOL CAN DEVELOP WITH THIS CONVECTION. SO WILL LEAVE THE KICT TAF DRY FOR NOW. WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTUAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO KRSL/KSLN BETWEEN 06-09Z/WED....SO WILL SHIFT THE WINDS AROUND TO THE NW AFTER THE FRONT MOVES IN WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS POSSIBLE AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. KETCHAM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 70 78 52 71 / 50 30 10 10 HUTCHINSON 67 74 51 69 / 80 20 10 10 NEWTON 68 75 51 69 / 70 30 10 10 ELDORADO 70 79 52 71 / 60 40 10 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 73 82 54 72 / 30 30 10 10 RUSSELL 63 70 46 64 / 80 20 10 10 GREAT BEND 64 71 48 66 / 80 20 10 10 SALINA 65 71 50 68 / 80 30 10 10 MCPHERSON 67 73 51 68 / 80 30 10 10 COFFEYVILLE 74 87 55 74 / 40 50 10 10 CHANUTE 73 82 54 72 / 50 50 10 10 IOLA 72 81 54 71 / 50 50 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 74 85 54 73 / 40 50 10 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 428 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-102130- 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- 428 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE. VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...PLEASE SEE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL LINGER OVER MAINLY SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 456 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ032-092230- RUSSELL- 456 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF GALATIA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RUSSELL...BUNKER HILL...DORRANCE...RUSSELL AIRPORT AND WILSON LAKE. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORM INTENSIFIES AND BECOMES SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3901 9852 3872 9852 3869 9903 3890 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 242DEG 28KT 3874 9893 LAWSON
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Empty tanks were blown around and a hanger door was blown off its track.
The wind was measured at the grain elevator northeast of town.
Law enforcement reported the gust.
The hail ranged in size from pea to penny size.
Law enforcement reported power lines and trees down. Eight outbuildings were also damaged. The home has exterior damage and two vehicles were damaged. Some livestock was also reported missing.
A few trees were blown over and power lines were knocked down.
Power lines were knocked down.
Hay bales were struck by lightning and started a fire.
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, September 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: 543355, 543357, 543358, 543359, 543360, 543361, 543362, 543363, 543364, 543365.