Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 13 to 14, 2015

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 13 to 14, 2015
Start: 2015-07-13T19:42
End: 2015-07-14T08:25
Location: Kansas

July 13 to 14, 2015 · NWS EAX · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed along weak surface trough over eastern Kansas. The storms produced damaging winds and hail.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms developed along weak surface trough over eastern Kansas. The storms produced damaging winds and hail.

What forecasters said that day

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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 5:24 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 5:24 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
624 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

.UPDATE...
Issued at 619 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

Well the uncertainty with whether or not storms would develop over
western MO/eastern KS has been answered. As a result, have increased
PoPs from about the Missouri river southward. Severe storms are
likely given the extreme instabiliity and ~40kts of deep layer shear.
The biggest hazard is going to be from damaging winds as there is
very large downdraft CAPE values. Large hail will also be possible
with the strongest updrafts.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 319 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

A surface front extends from north central missouri to north central
Kansas. Convection has developed behind the front in southeastern
Nebraska and northwestern Missouri. Instability is extreme and shear
is supportive of organized storms. However, storms have been
struggling to really intensify beyond just pulsey multicell type
updrafts. Given the extreme instability and supportive shear, storms
could become severe at any time as the front slowly slides
southward. With large downdraft CAPE values, damaging winds would be
the biggest threat, but the extreme CAPE and healthy shear suggest
hail would also be possible. But very warm temperatures may inhibit
the maximum size a bit. As shear increase to the east, around the
Kirksville area, the ongoing storms will need to watched closely to
see if the organize into a more widespread severe event.

While there is some uncertainty with how convection and its cloud
cover will evolve over the next 24 hours, there is enough confidence
at this point to forecast heat index values back in the 100 to 105
degree range. This is mainly for along and south of the missouri
river. So will continue the heat advisory for along and south of the
Missouri River through Tuesdays evening. Since heat indices are not
expected to be as hot as Monday, this downgrades the heat warning.
Confidence isn't high enough at this point to go with anything
beyond tomorrow.

The overall pattern doesn't change much through the remainder of the
forecast. A flattening of the ridge Wednesday into Thursday suggest
a bit cooler temperatures and an increased chance for convection to
work into the forecast area. By the end of the week, the ridge
restrengthens and highs climb back into the mid to potentially upper
90s, as opposed to the lower 90s Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday Evening)
Issued at 619 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

Storms have developed south of KMCI and KMKC so it's likely those
terminals will be spared any thunderstorms impacting their
operations. KIXD may see a storm through 02Z so have included mention
for that site. Otherwise, VFR conditions with light winds are
expected across the area.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING until 9 PM CDT this evening for KSZ025-
     057-060-102>105.

     HEAT ADVISORY until 9 PM CDT Tuesday for KSZ057-060-103>105.

MO...HEAT ADVISORY until 9 PM CDT Tuesday for MOZ032-033-039-040-045-
     046.

     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING until 9 PM CDT this evening for
     MOZ001>008-011>017-020>024-028>031-037-038-043-044-053-054.

     HEAT ADVISORY until 9 PM CDT Tuesday for MOZ028>031-037-038-043-
     044-053-054.

     HEAT ADVISORY until 9 PM CDT this evening for MOZ025.

&&

UPDATE...CDB
DISCUSSION...CDB
AVIATION...CDB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:22 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
622 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK GROVE               39.01N 94.13W
07/13/2015                   JACKSON            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LOST WHEN STORM WENT THROUGH.

&&

CUTTER

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:26 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
626 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     HAIL             5 SE WELLINGTON         39.08N 93.92W
07/13/2015  E1.00 INCH       LAFAYETTE          MO   PUBLIC

&&

JWELSH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:40 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
640 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK GROVE               39.01N 94.13W
07/13/2015                   JACKSON            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES LIMBS DOWN. THIS IS ASSOCIATED
            WITH A POWER OUTAGE REPORT FROM THE SAME TIME.

&&

CUTTER

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:46 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
646 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     HAIL             4 NE HIGGINSVILLE       39.11N 93.66W
07/13/2015  E0.75 INCH       LAFAYETTE          MO   PUBLIC

&&

JWELSH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 5:57 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
657 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0643 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE MAYVIEW            39.08N 93.79W
07/13/2015                   LAFAYETTE          MO   PUBLIC

            APPLE TREE 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER BLOWN OVER.

&&

JWELSH

Local storm report, Jul 13, 6:16 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
716 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W NOVINGER            40.23N 92.78W
07/13/2015                   ADAIR              MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8-10INCH LIMBS DOWN WITH NUMEROUS 3-4INCH LIMBS DOWN.

&&

JWELSH

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:43 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Miami

When: July 13, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Miami County, 2.93 mi SSW of Osawatomie
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.463, -94.957

Quarter size hail reported at 7 Highway and US 169.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami

When: July 13, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Miami County, 1.08 mi W of Osawatomie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.500, -94.950

Eight to ten inch tree limbs blown down.

Hail, Linn

When: July 13, 7:56 PM CST
Where: Linn County, 0.88 mi NW of La Cygne
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.360, -94.760

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: July 14, 8:24 AM CST
Where: Linn County, 0.88 mi NE of Blue Mound
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.090, -95.010

A large tree was blown down on Main St in Blue Mound.

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: July 14, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Linn County, 0.88 mi NE of Blue Mound
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.090, -95.010

A 4 tree limb was snapped off in Blue Mound.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 595035, 595037, 595036, 595038, 595039.