June 8-9th, 2008 Severe Weather and Heavy Rain

...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

Storm Reports

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)

Storm Reports June 8, 2008