Drier conditions increased across the CWA to primarily abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1). The severe drought (D2) increased slightly in size in central Kansas but stayed the same size in south central Kansas during the month of July.
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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.
Drier conditions increased across the CWA to primarily abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1). The severe drought (D2) increased slightly in size in central Kansas but stayed the same size in south central Kansas during the month of July.
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, 11:24 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1224 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Another round of showers/thunderstorms tonight into early Monday, mainly over the northern half of Kansas. - Triple digit heat indices return for Monday and Tuesday. - Active weather pattern continues from late Tuesday through early Friday, including the chance for strong to severe storms and locally heavy rainfall. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 245 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 TONIGHT-MONDAY MORNING...Increasing warm advection and moisture transport in the 850-650 mb layer in response to subtle mid-level energy approaching across the Central High Plains should allow for increasing thunderstorm chances after about midnight. Most guidance supports the highest chances over generally the northern half of Kansas, although thinking lift is sufficient for at least isolated activity as far south as southern KS or northern OK. Instability/shear combination isn't overly impressive, so thinking hail threat should remain mostly below severe levels. However, continued above average precipitable waters near 2 inches will support locally intense rainfall rates. Activity should exit east into northeast Kansas Monday morning. MONDAY AFTERNOON--THURSDAY NIGHT...The heat and humidity build back north across the region for Monday and Tuesday, with afternoon through early evening heat indices climbing into the 100-108 degree range. Will hoist a heat advisory for Monday, and suspect we'll eventually need one for Tuesday as well. Additionally, model consensus progresses a front south into the region by late Tuesday, and stalls it across the region through late week. This, along with a few seasonably strong/deep upper troughs, will support periodic thunderstorm chances across the region late Tuesday through Thursday night or early Friday. A seasonable combination of instability and deep layer shear should support strong to severe storm chances, along with locally heavy rainfall. FRIDAY--NEXT WEEKEND...Deterministic and ensemble consensus supports somewhat cooler and mostly dry weather by next Friday-Saturday, with lower dewpoints and seasonably cool to below average temperatures, as upper troughing deepens over the central and eastern CONUS. By Saturday night--Sunday, model consensus supports a return to thunderstorm chances, as shortwave energy traverses the central and northern CONUS. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1220 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 Widely scattered showers have developed near SLN and should persist for the next couple of hours. VFR conditions will prevail in these showers. Additional showers and storms are possible after 09-10Z, mainly at RSL and SLN. In addition, MVFR CIGS should arrive and continue through mid-morning. Stratus will scatter by mid-morning as southeasterly winds increase to 15-25 kt with even stronger wind speeds by mid-afternoon. The strongest winds will remain across central KS at GBD and RSL. Marginal LLWS conditions are possible at HUT, SLN, RSL, and GBD towards the end of the period but confidence is too low for mention at this point. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for KSZ032-033-047>052-067>069-082-083-091>093-098>100. && DISCUSSION...ADK AVIATION...BRB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 1135 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-020445- 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- 1135 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Central Kansas, South Central Kansas and Southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue through much of the night across mainly the northern half of Kansas. Nickel size hail and heavy rain are the primary concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Triple digit heat indices are likely Monday and Tuesday. Off-and-on thunderstorm chances are in the forecast late Tuesday through early Friday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible, along with locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight. && For a graphical version of this information, see our webpage at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=ict
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought (D2) expanded some in the southwestern areas of the county during the month of July.
Severe drought (D2) conditions expanded slightly in the northwestern areas of the county in July.
Severe drought (D2) conditions remained the same in the eastern and central portions of the county.
Severe drought (D2) conditions remained the same in the central and western areas of the county.
Severe drought (D2) conditions remained the same in the northeastern portions of the county in July.
Severe drought (D2) conditions remained the same in the northwestern portions of the county in July.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 2024
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: 1191622, 1191623, 1191624, 1191627, 1191629, 1191632.