Strong storms produced hail and wind across portions of south central Kansas. Most of the events were low end severe, however, a golf ball sized hail stone was noted.
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Strong storms produced hail and wind across portions of south central Kansas. Most of the events were low end severe, however, a golf ball sized hail stone was noted.
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 Jun 15, 2:34 PM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 334 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 A pronounced shortwave trough over New Mexico this afternoon (per water vapor imagery), will propagate slowly eastward over the southern Plains tonight into Sunday. A weak surface-850 mb cold front, extending from southeast Nebraska to central and southwestern Kansas, will sink slowly southward. By early Sunday evening, the front should extend from central Missouri across southeast Kansas to western Oklahoma. The front and approaching mid-level shortwave trough will be potential trigger mechanisms for thunderstorms. Initial isolated strong-severe storms could form by early this evening along the front in central Kansas where the inhibition is weakening. Storm activity should increase across northern Oklahoma/southern Kansas later this evening/overnight, as moisture transport develops/strengthens in response to a weak low-level jet, coincident with very weak height falls aloft. Will taper rain chances from 20/30% in central Kansas, to likely (60-70%) in the far south tonight. MUCAPE of 2500-4000 j/kg, deep-layer shear of 25-35 knots, and strong downdraft CAPE of ~1500 j/kg will support isolated occurrences of large hail, however damaging winds would be the most probable severe threat with cold pool development likely. Localized strips of heavy rainfall are also possible mainly in the south, given higher precipitable water and slow Corfidi progapation vectors. Will maintain 20-30% thunderstorm chances in south-central and southeast Kansas for Sunday-Sunday night, as the shortwave trough continues its slow migration across Oklahoma and southern Kansas. -Caruso .LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 By Monday morning, the upper-level low will be located in the vicinity of northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas, with the stationary surface front stretching across far southeast Kansas, extending both northeast-ward towards the St. Louis metro area and southwest-ward towards Oklahoma City. During the morning commute, lingering showers and thunderstorms will be possible roughly along and east of the Kansas Turnpike. Instability parameters will have decreased somewhat so showers/thunderstorms are not likely to be severe by this time as they continue to weaken in intensity as they track to the southeast. Models differ on the solution for the remainder of the day on Monday from the afternoon-evening, with the ECMWF and GFS suggesting weak 500mb ridging across central Kansas in the wake of the exiting system (keeping the forecast dry), while the NAM keeps this ridging slightly further to the west. Thinking that this ridging will likely keep rain chances in check for central Kansas for much of the day, so have trended back pops here for this issuance, keeping in mind they may need to be trimmed even further with later forecasts. Overnight Monday night and through Wednesday morning, a series of mid/upper shortwaves will usher in more chances for periodic showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area. Although widespread severe storms appear unlikely, a few storms could be strong during this period. A break in the active pattern looks to come during the day on Thursday when most of the area should remain dry before storm chances increase once again by Friday evening and into Saturday. Temperatures throughout the extended period will largely remain below normal values, with highs in the low 80s Monday - Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to warm back up to near climatology during the latter portion of the workweek, with temperatures reaching the upper 80s or low 90s. -Vaughan && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1248 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 Unsettled pattern continues through this period. A boundary is set up across portions of central Kansas. Areas to the north and west which include KRSL and KGBD should escape the significant weather for the most part and I have opted to keep the mention of VCTS at all other locations. However, I will state that it is possible for TRW at those two locations if enough convergence occurs along the boundary and a weak over running or advection scenario occurs. Though this seems a bit slim at this time. All other sites will be dealing with SCT to BKN TRW through the period as well as lower end VFR and high end MVFR CIG conditions. KCNU has the highest likelihood this afternoon due to a few lingering boundaries and CAPE values will into the 4K and possibly higher range. HRRR depicts TRW to form this afternoon in the Flint Hills region and east due to this amount of instability. Support is not strong the flow is somewhat suspect, so I wouldn't imagine it being much more significant than strong downburst winds and isolated hail. As we get into the late evening and overnight hours we will see the other southern taf sites KHUT and KICT possibly experiencing TRW. A upper system just to the west and increasing low level flow should aid in storm development and migration. Strong winds and possibly marginal hail look to be main threats if storms develop. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 66 83 64 83 / 60 30 20 20 Hutchinson 64 84 63 83 / 40 20 20 30 Newton 65 82 64 81 / 40 20 20 30 ElDorado 65 81 64 81 / 60 30 20 30 Winfield-KWLD 65 82 64 82 / 70 40 30 30 Russell 61 84 60 83 / 20 10 10 30 Great Bend 62 83 60 83 / 20 10 10 20 Salina 63 86 62 84 / 20 10 10 30 McPherson 63 84 62 82 / 30 20 10 30 Coffeyville 67 82 65 83 / 70 40 40 50 Chanute 66 82 64 82 / 70 40 30 40 Iola 66 82 64 82 / 70 30 30 40 Parsons-KPPF 66 82 65 83 / 70 40 40 40 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...JMC LONG TERM...TAV AVIATION...CWH
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 442 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-162145- 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- 442 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop tonight, mainly to the south of a Great Bend to Salina line. The main storm threats will be wind gusts of 60 to 75 mph and localized heavy rainfall and flooding. A more isolated threat for large hail up to golfball size will exist through about sunset. The Cow Creek near Hutchinson remains in flood and the Smoky Hill River near Lindsborg will remain near flood. Please refer to the latest river and flood statements for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A few strong storms with locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds may linger Sunday morning before diminishing. However, there will be a chance for additional scattered thunderstorms redeveloping in south-central and southeast Kansas Sunday afternoon and night. Isolated strong to severe downburst wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall will be the main threats, with the greater risk near the Oklahoma border. Periodic chances for thunderstorms are in the forecast from Monday through Friday. Some of these storms will be strong to marginally severe with locally heavy rainfall. The Cow Creek near Hutchinson is forecast to remain in flood until Sunday evening and near flood through Tuesday morning. Smoky Hill River near Lindsborg will also remain near flood through Tuesday morning. .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/
The Wichita radar (KICT), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:04 UTC.
4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Twenty four hour rainfall that mostly fell overnight from the 15th into the 16th.
Only hail fell from this storm. No rain was reported.
Along highway 96 west of Colwich.
Many intersections in the town of Kingman along highway 54 were under water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2019
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: 838154, 838149, 838150, 838151, 838152, 838479.