A few widely scattered showers and storms impacted portions of central Kansas during the evening and nighttime hours of June 9. Some of these storms were severe and produced wind gusts up to 70 mph.
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The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.
A few widely scattered showers and storms impacted portions of central Kansas during the evening and nighttime hours of June 9. Some of these storms were severe and produced wind gusts up to 70 mph. These strong wind gusts also contributed to an overturned semi on I-70.
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 9, 5:44 PM CST, 41 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 644 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Hot and humid conditions will support heat indices around 105 across much of south central and perhaps southeast KS again on Wed. - Low chance of severe storms across central Kansas with damaging winds around 60-70 mph possible. - An active pattern continues Wednesday into the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 225 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Southwest mid/upper flow prevails over the central CONUS with a mid/upper trough situated over the Northern Intermountain/Northern Rockies. This trough is progged to propagate eastward emerging over the Northern Plains late tonight while forcing the mid/upper ridge south and east. A deeply mix pbl is progged across the High Plains as the low level flow veers through the day. We may still see some high-based convection develop across the High Plains along a diffuse dryline this afternoon. This activity will race east/northeast this evening. Inverted-v profiles/steep mid-lvl lapse rates will support damaging winds with any storms that manage to develop through the early evening hours, but better chances for hail may remain west of the area. Our central Kansas counties could be impacted in the 00- 03Z timeframe as a more subtle pv anomaly rotates out of the Southern High Plains late this afternoon before we see a more rapid demise compared to yesterday. We are expecting a relatively brief window as the pbl is progged to decouple rather quickly with loss of daytime heating. As we move into Wed, the mid/upper trough over the Northern Plains will continue to move along the Canadian border while a trailing cold front bisects Kansas during the afternoon hours. This front will become a focus for deep moist convection in the 21-22Z timeframe when the cap weakens. We continue to see steep mid-level lapse rates and seasonably strong deep layer shear around 30-40 knots supporting more organized convection with large hail and damaging winds. Isolated or widely scattered storms may develop along the stalled frontal boundary or perhaps along the dryline to our west. Some of this activity may linger into the evening hours. The nocturnal LLJ nosing into parts of southwest/south central KS during the early evening hours may allow for some of the activity to linger or fester through the evening/overnight hours. Thursday...The cold front is progged to move slowly south and east bisecting southeast Kansas on Thursday afternoon. We continue to see strong H5 flow on the south side of the Northern Plains trough with relatively steep mid-lvl lapse rates and deep layer shear of 30-40+ knots supporting some storm organization once again. Areas mainly southeast of the Kansas Turnpike will be the area of concern for a few strong/severe storms on Thursday afternoon while a more stable post-frontal regime builds over the remainder of the area. Storms should race south and east away from the area during the evening hours with a stable post-fronal regime building across the area Thursday night. Low level moisture may begin to return to the area on Friday as sfc high pressure moves into the Middle Mississippi Valley area allowing southerly flow to return to the Central Plains. A progressive zonal flow is anticipated as we remain on the southern periphery of the stronger belt of H5 flow. A developing warm frontal segment could result in some shower/storm activity but confidence remains low. Seasonable temperatures are anticipated with highs in the mid/upper 80s. Sat-Tue...Another frontal boundary will sag southward over the area this weekend bringing additional chances for showers and storms late Sat into early Sun. Unsettled weather conditions may linger into early next week as another shortwave trough rotates over the Northern Plains. The warmest day is expected to be Sat, with below average temperatures prevailing Sun-Tue. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 633 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 Storms will impact RSL and GBD between 00z to 04z then are expected to dissipate in central KS. Storms will cause heavy rainfall, strong gusty winds, and lower ceilings at these terminal sites. Breezy southerly winds are anticipated to diminish after 02z with winds picking back up on Wednesday morning. A cold front will push south into central KS Wednesday afternoon, shifting winds at GBD and RSL to northerly. Low- level wind shear will impact central and southeast KS tonight around 06z then will diminish around 13z. Outside of storms, VFR conditions are expected to prevail through this TAF period. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ033-048>053- 067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. Heat Advisory from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for KSZ067-068- 082-083-091-092. && DISCUSSION...MWM AVIATION...GC
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wichita KS 700 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-110000- 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- 700 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Kansas, east central Kansas, south central Kansas and southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Strong to severe storms are possible west of Kansas State Highway 14 this evening into tonight. The main concerns will be damaging wind gusts around 60 to 70 mph and up to ping pong size hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Heat indices between 100 and 105 are possible Wednesday afternoon, especially across south-central Kansas. Periodic thunderstorm chances are possible from Wednesday afternoon through Monday. .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
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
707 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
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0702 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSW Albert 38.43N 99.03W
06/09/2026 M54 MPH Barton KS Public
Measured on a personal weather station.
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BaergPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wichita KS
720 PM CDT Tue Jun 9 2026
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0719 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Great Bend Airport 38.34N 98.86W
06/09/2026 M54 MPH Barton KS AWOS
Measured at the Great Bend Airport.
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BaergThe Dodge City radar (KDDC), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:24 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Measured wind gust at Great Bend Municipal Airport.
Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.
Measured wind gust on a personal weather station.
Measured wind gust on a personal weather station.
Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.
Measured wind gust at Russell Municipal Airport.
A semi truck was turned over on I-70 near mile marker 204 from strong wind gusts.
Measured wind gust at a Union Pacific weather station.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2026
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: 1337032, 1337033, 1337034, 1337035, 1337036, 1337037, 1337039, 1337041.