...Severe Weather Pummels the Region on June 8-9, 2008...


On the afternoon of June 9th, an advancing cold front ignited a warm and very moist airmass in place across much of the central and southern Plains. A squall line of thunderstorms erupted from southwest Iowa all the way back to the Texas panhandle, producing widespread severe weather and flooding along its path.

Severe weather across the local region was confined primarily along the Interstate 35 corridor, with mainly 60-70 mph wind reports and isolated hail. As the squall line evolved during the early evening hours, a gust front pushed some 10-15 miles out ahead of the line. Strong wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph and threatening skies were observed with this feature over many areas, with frequent reports of rotations and other funnel-like features observed along the menacing shelf cloud feature. Funnel clouds and tornadoes are not typically observed along an orphaned gust front, and no touchdowns were observed, nor were any tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service.

With the gust front removed from the line of thunderstorms, the forward speed slowed down, allowing torrential rainfall to fall across many areas overnight. Precipitation amounts of two to two-and-a-half inches were commonly observed from Prescott Kansas to Harrisonville to near Marshall, with another swath of equal heavy rain observed Chillicothe and Carrollton northeast toward Kirksville.

The graphics below depict observed precipitation across the area as accumulated from hundreds of automated gauge sites and cooperative weather observers. The second graph depicts reports of severe weather across the region last night.

Precipitation Map for June 8th/9th 2008, ending at 7 AM CDT






Hail Reports

Time (UTC) Size (inches) Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2315 1.00 1 N PRINCETON MERCER MO 40.41 -93.59 (EAX)
0018 1.00 1 W DE SOTO JOHNSON KS 38.97 -94.97 60 MPH WINDS WAS ALSO REPORTED. (EAX)

Wind Reports

Time (UTC) Speed (mph) Location County State Lat Lon Comments
2125 UNK 1 SW FILLMORE ANDREW MO 40.02 -94.99 ESTIMATED 55 TO 65 MPH WINDS. DESTROYED BARN AND SHED. (EAX)
2153 76 ST JOSEPH ARPT BUCHANAN MO 39.77 -94.92 (EAX)
2200 UNK ST JOSEPH BUCHANAN MO 39.76 -94.85 NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE. 209N 2ND ST...27TH AND PENN...5TH AVE...800 BLOCK MAIN ST TREE ON HOUSE...WOODBINE AND COUNTY LINE RD TREE HIT TRUCK. TIME ESTIMATED. (EAX)
2206 UNK ATCHISON ATCHISON KS 39.56 -95.13 SHERIFF OFFICE RELAYED REPORT OF A COUPLE TREES BLOWN OVER IN THE CITY OF ATCHISON. ONE OF THE TREES WAS THREE FEET IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATED. (EAX)
2212 60 3 NNE COSBY ANDREW MO 39.9 -94.66 (EAX)
2245 UNK ALBANY GENTRY MO 40.25 -94.33 COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY OF ALBANY. TIME ESTIMATED. (EAX)
2256 UNK BETHANY HARRISON MO 40.27 -94.03 COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS TREE LIMBS DOWN IN CITY OF BETHANY. (EAX)
2305 60 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH KS 39.32 -94.92 A FEW SMALL BRANCHES DOWN AS WELL. (EAX)
0010 UNK COATSVILLE SCHUYLER MO 40.58 -92.63 TREE BLOWN DOWN. (EAX)
0022 70 DE SOTO JOHNSON KS 38.97 -94.95 AT INTERSECTION OF K-10 HIGHWAY AND KILL CREEK RD. (EAX)
0039 60 GARDNER JOHNSON KS 38.81 -94.93 (EAX)
0059 60 2 E HILLSDALE MIAMI KS 38.67 -94.81 (EAX)
0115 60 2 NW FREEMAN CASS MO 38.64 -94.53 (EAX)
0130 60 HARRISONVILLE CASS MO 38.66 -94.35 ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS AT MECHANICS STEET AND MAIN STREET. (EAX)
0245 UNK 1 NE CLINTON HENRY MO 38.38 -93.75 SIDE OF A BARN MISSING AND TOPS OF TREES BROKEN OFF. TIME ESTIMATED. (EAX)


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