National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

A cold front made its way into South Central Kansas as the afternoon hours of June 25th approached. Ahead of this cold front, an unseasonably moist Gulf air mass was in place. Some of the dewpoints ahead of this front were in the mid and upper 70s, which is considered very moist, even for locations along the Gulf Coast. Image 1 is a surface map from 1 pm CDT on June 25th. Note the blue cold front arching through South Central Kansas.

Severe storms fired along this cold front around 2 pm CDT. Image 2 is a radar snapshot at the time storms fired along this front. These storms eventually formed into a line and swept through Southeast Kansas, exiting Kansas around 8 pm CDT. Image 3 shows this line of storms just before exiting the Sunflower State.

Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were reported across the area through the afternoon and evening hours of June 25th. See below for a list of severe storm reports. The large hail and strong winds were accompanied by heavy rainfall. Image 4 is the storm total precipitation estimate from the Wichita National Weather Service Radar.

 TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
            ....COUNTY LOCATION....
 0215 PM    WHITEWATER                KS   .88 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0215 PM    WHITEWATER                KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   BUTLER
 0240 PM    BENTON                    KS   FLOOD
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                           1.5 FEET OF WATER REPORTED
                                           OVER ROAD.
 0243 PM    4 N TOWANDA               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0248 PM    1 N BENTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0248 PM    TOWANDA                   KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   BUTLER
 0250 PM    ANDOVER                   KS   FLOOD
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
                                           WATER TO BOTTOMS OF CAR
                                           DOORS IN JUNIOR COLLEGE
                                           PARKING LOT.
 0250 PM    4 S BENTON                KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0257 PM    1 S ANDOVER               KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0308 PM    3 E EL DORADO             KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   BUTLER
 0310 PM    EL DORADO                 KS   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED
                                           BRANCHES DOWN FROM TREES.
 0315 PM    3 W ROSE HILL             KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0318 PM    ROSE HILL                 KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0320 PM    ROSE HILL                 KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0320 PM    3 E ROSE HILL             KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   BUTLER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0347 PM    4 NE DERBY                KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   SEDGWICK                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT
 0405 PM    2 NW DRURY                KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   SUMNER
 0410 PM    9 W ARKANSAS  CITY        KS   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   SUMNER
 0420 PM    GEUDA SPRINGS             KS   .75 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   SUMNER                         REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                           SPOTTER
 0420 PM    5 W HOWARD                KS   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   ELK                            REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER.
 0455 PM    7 E ARKANSAS CITY         KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
 06/25/03   COWLEY                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                           ENFORCEMENT.
 0518 PM    ARKANSAS CITY             KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   COWLEY                         REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER.
 0520 PM    HOWARD                    KS   WIND DAMAGE
 06/25/03   ELK                            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED
                                           TREES DOWN.
 0544 PM    3 E CEDAR VALE            KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   CHAUTAUQUA                     REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER.
 0605 PM    4 S SEDAN                 KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   CHAUTAUQUA                     TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED.
 0643 PM    2 N TYRO                  KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   MONTGOMERY                     REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                           SPOTTER.
 0626 PM    CANEY                     KS   WIND DAMAGE
 06/25/03   MONTGOMERY                     ONE TREE DOWN AND KNOCKED
                                           A POWERLINE ON THE GROUND.
                                           REPORTED BY E-SPOTTER.
 0720 PM    ST PAUL                   KS   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
 06/25/03   NEOSHO                         REPORTED BY AGTAP SPOTTER.