A few isolated storms occurred on the 17th with very few reports.
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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.
A few isolated storms occurred on the 17th with very few reports.
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 16, 2:56 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 356 AM CDT Mon Jul 16 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Wednesday night) Issued at 355 AM CDT Mon Jul 16 2018 Thunderstorms continue to draw greatest attention. Band of thunderstorms developed from between KHLC & KHYS to around KMPR a couple hours ago and showed hints of back-building. Convection formed in region of broad moist isentropic ascent. With very weak deep-layer flow, the thunderstorms, like their predecessors over the weekend, would be very slow-moving, if not stationary. This would again translate into some areas receiving copious amounts. There is once again the potential for locally strong winds perhaps reaching ~60mph. As such, will up the ante from strong to possibly severe in the HWO for today & tonight. Severe potential increases Tue & Tue night as an axis of strong 6-8km bulk shear from 35-50 kts induced by an approaching upper-deck level shortwave that'll sprint SE from the Dakotas to the Upper MS Valley. NAM is stronger than the GFS but will 'air' on the side of caution & follow this solution. Primary threats would once again be damaging winds & very heavy rains. ML CAPES increase to 2,000-2,500 J/KG Tue afternoon so a hail threat would exist as well. As the compact mid to upper-deck shortwave crosses the the Upper MS Valley Wed Night there would be a brief intermission from thunderstorms starting late Wed night. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 355 AM CDT Mon Jul 16 2018 These periods should be predominantly dry as the afore-mentioned shortwave (which'll evolve into a pronounced upper low as it crosses the Great Lakes Fri & Fri night) allows a strengthening ridge to punch north into Wrn/Central Canada. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night) Issued at 1151 PM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 Scattered storms will develop across much of the area overnight before dissipating towards 12z. We should then see the cigs aoa 5K during the late morning and afternoon. Diurnal storms will be possible again after 18z and be similar in coverage to the past couple of days. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 90 73 90 72 / 40 40 30 30 Hutchinson 89 72 90 71 / 30 40 40 30 Newton 88 71 90 70 / 30 40 30 40 ElDorado 89 71 89 71 / 30 40 30 40 Winfield-KWLD 91 73 91 73 / 40 40 40 30 Russell 89 71 89 69 / 30 50 40 40 Great Bend 88 71 89 70 / 30 50 40 40 Salina 90 71 90 71 / 30 40 40 40 McPherson 89 71 90 71 / 30 40 40 30 Coffeyville 92 73 92 72 / 30 40 30 30 Chanute 90 72 91 71 / 30 30 30 30 Iola 90 71 90 71 / 30 30 20 30 Parsons-KPPF 91 73 91 72 / 30 30 30 30 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...EPS LONG TERM...EPS AVIATION...CWH
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 917 PM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-170230- 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- 917 PM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will continue to impact the area through tonight. The strongest storms will be capable of 50 to 60 mph wind gusts and very heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday The threat of thunderstorms will exist each day through at least Thursday. Heavy rain, isolated instances of flooding, and strong winds around 60 mph are possible with the strongest activity. The potential of severe thunderstorms may increase across the area Wednesday and Wednesday night. Dangerous heat indices around 100 may return to the area toward the end of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: http://weather.gov/wichita/hwo/
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 1240 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 KSZ048-160615- Ellsworth KS- 1240 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Significant Weather Advisory for... Eastern Ellsworth County in central Kansas... * Until 115 AM CDT. * At 1239 AM CDT...National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lorraine, or 7 miles south of Ellsworth...moving east at 5 mph. wind gusts up to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. * Locations impacted include... Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Kanopolis Lake and Kanopolis State Park. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3854 9824 3872 9830 3885 9794 3853 9793 TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 272DEG 7KT 3863 9827 MCGUIRE
The Wichita radar (KICT), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:55 UTC.
2 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was reported over highway 14 and was not causing a major issue.
High water was reported at 14th and Chisholm roads.
A few reports of power lines being blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2018
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: 772194, 772204, 772197, 772198.