A significant wind event occurred over south central Kansas the evening of the 14th. Wind speeds for this event varied from 60 mph all the way up to 80 mph.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A significant wind event occurred over south central Kansas the evening of the 14th. Wind speeds for this event varied from 60 mph all the way up to 80 mph. Trees and power poles took the brunt force of the wind.
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 Jul 14, 2:30 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 330 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Saturday night) Issued at 330 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2016 Main concern is convective trends and potential for heavy rainfall and severe weather today. The quasi-stationary front across far southern Kansas will be the focus for this convection where strong instability and strong deep layer shear will be present. An elevated cluster of storms is already underway over northwest Kansas which should continue to move east-southeast across central Kansas through mid-morning with some upscale growth possible. Diurnal heating should aid in additional development by midday into the afternoon which should sweep east-southeast across southern Kansas. Some of this activity is expected to become severe with locally heavy rainfall also probable. The main challenge is the progression of the afternoon convection and how much will fester into the evening and tonight. The latest consensus continues to support a faster north-south demise in PoPs across the forecast area with the bulk of the convection pushing south into Oklahoma tonight. Otherwise it will be relatively cooler the next couple of days with periodic chances for convection in the disturbed west-northwest flow aloft as the moisture begins to return northward again across Kansas later Friday into Saturday. Darmofal .LONG TERM...(Sunday through Wednesday) Issued at 330 AM CDT Thu Jul 14 2016 Upper ridge builds in earnest over the central CONUS during the period with the center of the high over Kansas by Tuesday and Wednesday. This should ensure a dry and hot regime with many areas of central Kansas at or above the century mark. KED && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night) Issued at 1151 PM CDT Wed Jul 13 2016 A few isolated thunderstorms remain possible over southern KS overnight in the vicinity of a stationary frontal zone. Activity should be fairly hit-and-miss so did not mention in TAFs. Better chances of organized and widespread showers/thunderstorms arrive from the west late tonight into Thursday morning in response to deepening/increasing isentropic ascent and moisture transport ahead of an upper wave approaching from the northwest. This activity could linger off-and-on through much of the day. Inserted VCTS all sites to account for this threat, and anticipate later shifts will likely be inserting at least TEMPO TS. Will continue to monitor. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 89 67 87 68 / 60 60 40 50 Hutchinson 87 66 86 67 / 60 50 40 50 Newton 87 66 86 67 / 60 50 30 50 ElDorado 88 67 86 68 / 60 60 30 50 Winfield-KWLD 90 68 88 69 / 70 70 40 50 Russell 85 64 86 65 / 70 30 30 50 Great Bend 85 65 87 65 / 70 30 40 50 Salina 87 65 88 67 / 60 30 30 50 McPherson 86 66 86 67 / 60 40 30 50 Coffeyville 92 68 88 69 / 70 70 30 50 Chanute 90 67 87 68 / 60 60 30 40 Iola 89 67 87 68 / 50 50 30 40 Parsons-KPPF 91 68 88 69 / 60 60 30 50 && .ICT Watches/Warnings/Advisories...None. && SHORT TERM...KED LONG TERM...KED AVIATION...ADK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 408 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-150915- 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- 408 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. THE AREA AT GREATEST RISK IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A GREAT BEND TO MCPHERSON TO COTTONWOOD FALLS LINE. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. MORE INTENSE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA NEXT WEEK...WITH HEAT INDICES DURING THE AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO AROUND 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 526 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 KSZ032-033-047-048-050-141115- ELLSWORTH KS-RUSSELL KS-BARTON KS-LINCOLN KS-RICE KS- 526 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... WESTERN ELLSWORTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN RICE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 615 AM CDT * AT 523 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF CLAFLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOISINGTON...WILSON...CLAFLIN...HOLYROOD...SYLVAN GROVE... BUSHTON...DORRANCE...LORRAINE...SUSANK...FREDERICK... WILSON STATE PARK...WILSON LAKE AND ODIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE...OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3906 9836 3848 9817 3853 9880 3875 9885 TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 253DEG 20KT 3867 9859 JAKUB
The Wichita radar (KICT), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:30 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Snapped power poles were reported as were blown out tree limbs.
The report was relayed by the Emergency Manager.
A large tree limb was blown down. Report was relayed via social media.
This was reported by an off duty NWS employee.
The wind speed was estimated by a trained spotter.
A tent was blown into power lines.
A three inch tree limb was blown down.
This was reported by the public.
The wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter.
Power lines were blown down near the intersection of Illinois and Zoo Blvd.
Numerous power poles were reported blown down.
This was reported at the Augusta airport.
Speeds were estimated between 60 and 70 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2016
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: 652876, 652881, 652877, 652882, 652886, 652878, 652883, 652890, 652884, 652887, 652885, 652879, 652880, 652888, 652889.