A cluster of storms moved out of Nebraska during the evening of June 7th and evolved into a line of storms that accelerated southeast across central and northeast Kansas. At least 2 small tornadoes occurred along with widespread damaging straight line winds of 60 to 80 mph.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
A cluster of storms moved out of Nebraska during the evening of June 7th and evolved into a line of storms that accelerated southeast across central and northeast Kansas. At least 2 small tornadoes occurred along with widespread damaging straight line winds of 60 to 80 mph.
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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 4:52 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 552 PM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022 ...AVIATION UPDATE... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 240 PM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022 Forecast Key Points: - Thunderstorms, Some Severe, Likely This Evening into Tonight - Another Round of Severe Storms Possible Thursday Night into Friday Morning - Drier and Warmer for the Weekend into Next Week As of 230 PM Tuesday afternoon, zonal midlevel flow remains across the central US with a shortwave trough ejecting into eastern WY. An weakly defined surface pressure pattern resides across the region with multiple weak frontal zones. For the short term, a weak frontal zone was present across southern NE and may be the focal point for thunderstorm development late this afternoon into the evening. Should a storm develop, the background environment is favorable for splitting supercells with predominately a large hail threat. A narrow zone, immediately within the boundary zone, has backed low- level winds that could support a brief tornado threat. Confidence increases for more-widespread thunderstorm activity late this evening into the overnight hours. The aforementioned midlevel shortwave trough was interacting with an unstable zone across eastern WY and contributing to supercell thunderstorm development. These supercells are likely to remain discrete or semi-discrete through much of the evening before a gradual upscale growth ensues across central NE or even northern KS. The timing of upscale growth will be critical to the associated hazards across north-central KS and the remainder of the area. Should convective mode remain semi- discrete, all hazards would remain possible including, large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. A more-linear mode would support a damaging wind threat and possibly a hail threat. This round of thunderstorm activity looks to arrive to the area after 9- 10 PM and exiting the area to the southeast between 4-7 AM. Contemplated a Flood Watch for the central and east-central KS counties with the recent rainfall and swollen rivers. Due to the progressive nature of the MCS and the threat for upshear propagation remaining west of the area have held off on a Flood Watch for now. A brief reprieve from thunderstorm chances arrives Wednesday as surface ridging moves into the central Plains. The active weather pattern returns Thursday evening into Friday morning as a midlevel shortwave trough ejects into the Plains. Sufficient instability and shear will be in place for a severe weather threat. For Friday afternoon and the weekend, a drier pattern emerges for the weekend as midlevel ridging overspreads the central Plains. Otherwise, daytime highs will remain near 80 each afternoon with overnight lows in the 50s/60s. The ridge is forecast to amplify early next week, resulting in temperatures reaching the 90s for Monday and Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday) Issued at 552 PM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022 CAMs continue to show a linear MCS moving across the area late this evening. With storms already going over the high plains and a weak boundary lingering to the north, confidence in TS impacting the terminals is increasing. Will use the CAMs as a first guess on timing the storms at the terminals. Would expect some tempo MVFR CIGS and VSBY as the storms pass through. Most of the activity should be exiting around 12Z with high pressure and VFR conditions building in. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION...Baerg AVIATION...Wolters
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 244 PM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-081945- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 244 PM CDT Tue Jun 7 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated storms are possible this afternoon into the early evening. Any storm that develops this afternoon into the early evening will be capable of large hail and possibly a tornado. Thunderstorms are likely late this evening into the overnight hours. These storms may be severe with damaging winds as the primary hazard. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Another round of severe storms are possible Thursday evening into Friday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters may be needed today or tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:08 UTC.
24 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree limbs three inches in diameter broken, power poles broken.
Damage survey noted damage to main grain elevator in town with a sporadic damage path noted to the southeast to trees limbs with lack of access further southeast unable to determine how much further southeast path occurred. Area primarily fallow field or newly planted corn so few DI to see from ground around end point.
Report of multiple large trees down.
Trees of 8 to 12 inches in diameter uprooted.
Walls caved in on empty grain bins, tin roof blown off shed, utility trailer rolled.
Measured by kcnk asos.
Damage to outbuildings and several 3 inch tree limbs down.
Report of a 60 mph wind gust from a trained spotter.
Measured at the Kansas State Mesonet site near Washington, KS.
Report of an empty grain bin flipped and thrown.
Report of a 65 mph wind gust.
Storm survey revealed a 50-75 yard path of concentrated damage done to several structures and a line of cedars that were topped off on the west side of the Big Blue River south of Marysville. The damage path extended to the east side of the river where tree damage was noted in a focused area.
Numerous 2 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs down.
Trees and power lines down.
Report of large tree down.
Numerous 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs down.
Large tree uprooted.
Wind estimated at 70 mph.
Report via social media.
Wind estimated at 60 mph.
Report of a 24 inch diameter tree split in half.
Wind gust of 65 mph.
Report of 4 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs broken.
Measured by the kfoe asos.
Nickel sized hail.
Report of 4 inch diameter tree limb down.
Report of 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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