Areas of drought begin to creep back into the area during the month of July, 2022, as most of the area saw below normal rainfall amounts. The drought worsened by the end of the month with some locations climbing into Extreme drought (D3).
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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.
Areas of drought begin to creep back into the area during the month of July, 2022, as most of the area saw below normal rainfall amounts. The drought worsened by the end of the month with some locations climbing into Extreme drought (D3).
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 30, 10:41 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1141 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 225 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 A cold front will ooze in from the north this evening, and will be the focus for scattered thunderstorms tonight. These chances should remain mostly north of I-70, although propagation vectors would suggest the southern extent could reach as far south as Great Bend to McPherson. Instability and deep layer shear are marginal, although substantial downdraft CAPE values will support gusty winds with the strongest activity. The frontal zone will stall across the region Friday, and become rather diffuse by Saturday-Sunday. It will will be the focus for off- and-on thunderstorm chances across the region through the weekend, mainly along/north of Kingman to Wichita to Chanute. A plume of 700- 500mb monsoonal moisture streaming in from the west/southwest will also aid in these off-and-on storm chances. A seasonable combination of instability and deep layer shear should support a handful of strong to severe storms. The hail threat will be questionable given marginal mid-level lapse rates, although a veering wind profile amidst modest mid-level flow may support isolated occurrences of large hail. Substantial downdraft CAPE values should support locally strong/severe downburst winds. Furthermore, seasonably high precipitable waters amidst the monsoonal moisture plume will support pockets of heavy rain and localized flooding. Thinking highest chances will be through Saturday night, with building upper ridging likely keeping chances low Sunday-Sunday night. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Friday) Issued at 225 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 Deterministic and ensemble model consensus builds upper ridging back over Mid-America by early next week, which should turn off most chances for thunderstorms by Monday. Ensemble tools indicate the likelihood of anomalous mid-upper ridging, which should promote above normal temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s for at least Monday-Tuesday, and possibly Wednesday as well. "Feels like" temperatures should exceed 100-105 degrees for most due to higher dewpoints. By mid-late week, deterministic consensus breaks down the upper ridge some and progresses a weak frontal zone south into the region, supporting a return to seasonable temperatures along with the potential for off-and-on thunderstorm chances. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Friday night) Issued at 1141 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 VFR conditions are expected for the next 24 hours. The only exception will be over central KS, where dissipating SHRA may lead to some sprinkles overnight (VCSH), with an expected wind shift to the N and NE as the frontal boundary sags south into central KS. Expect VFR conditions for the rest of the night and most of the early portions of Fri. As the afternoon progresses, we could see redevelopment of SHRA/TSRA along the weak diffuse frontal boundary expected to be across central KS. So will go with a VCTS for the afternoon hours for the KRSL/KSLN/KGBD and KHUT tafs. Expect highway 50 to be the southern extent of the TSRA chance, so will not go with a VCTS for the KICT or KCNU tafs at this time. Ketcham && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 71 97 73 93 / 0 10 30 20 Hutchinson 71 96 72 93 / 10 20 40 30 Newton 71 95 73 91 / 10 20 40 30 ElDorado 70 94 72 90 / 0 20 30 30 Winfield-KWLD 70 95 73 93 / 0 10 20 20 Russell 69 88 67 89 / 30 30 60 40 Great Bend 70 93 69 91 / 20 30 50 30 Salina 72 92 70 89 / 20 30 60 50 McPherson 71 94 71 91 / 10 30 50 40 Coffeyville 70 95 73 93 / 0 10 10 20 Chanute 70 93 72 91 / 0 10 20 30 Iola 69 93 71 89 / 0 20 30 40 Parsons-KPPF 70 95 73 92 / 0 10 20 30 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...ADK LONG TERM...ADK AVIATION...Ketcham
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 334 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-012045- 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- 334 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight, mainly along and north of a line extending from Great Bend to Salina. The strongest activity will be capable of brief heavy rain and 50 mph wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Off-and-on thunderstorm chances will impact the region Friday afternoon through Sunday night. A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms are possible throughout this period, along with pockets of heavy rain and localized flooding. Widespread severe weather appears unlikely at this time. Heat indices over 100 degrees are expected areawide Monday through Wednesday of next week. Thunderstorm chances return to the forecast mid to late next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ict
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Western portions of the county saw severe drought persist during the month, due to below normal rainfall.
Most of the county remained in severe drought (D2) during the month, due to below normal rainfall.
By the middle of the month, most of the county moved into Extreme drought (D3), due to much below normal rainfall.
By the middle of the month, most of the county moved into Extreme drought (D3), due to much below normal rainfall.
Severe drought spread across most of the county during the month. By the middle of the month, the eastern half of the county moved into Extreme drought (D3), due to much below normal rainfall.
By the middle of the month, most of the southern half of the county moved into Severe drought (D2), due to much below normal rainfall.
By the middle of the month, most of the southern half of the county had moved into Severe drought (D2), due to much below normal rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2022
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: 1038432, 1038433, 1038434, 1038435, 1038436, 1038437, 1038438.