This Sunday evening featured several reports of strong to severe wind of 50-70 MPH, as a fairly compact mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked southeast across nearly the entire six-county area. The most notable measured gusts at area airports included 66 MPH at Smith Center and 56 MPH near Stockton. Other storm reports featured estimated 70 MPH winds at Gaylord, estimated 70 MPH winds and quarter size hail near Downs, and at least one large tree downed in Osborne and Cawker City. Although rainfall amounts across most of the area averaged 1-2 inches at most, a narrow corridor extending from east-central Smith County across southwestern Jewell and northern Mitchell Counties tallied at least 2-3 inches, and even an unofficial gauge reading of 4.90 inches four miles southwest of Jewell. This resulted in localized minor flooding along the Brown Creek in southern Jewell County and near Solomon Rapids in northern Mitchell County.
This line of storms already had a history of producing strong to severe winds as it dropped southward out of Nebraska into Phillips and Smith counties between 730-830 pm CDT. Between 830-1030 pm CDT, the line became increasingly-organized into a bowing-MCS as it charged southeast. By 11 pm CDT, the most intense storms had pushed south into central Kansas, leaving behind lingering, non-severe convection over parts of North Central Kansas through around 130 am CDT. On the synoptic scale aloft, this event occurred in seasonable quasi-zonal flow containing embedded, low-amplitude shortwave troughs, with northern Kansas displaced south of the strongest upper level flow aligned from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes. At the surface, the primary early-evening feature was a warm front bisecting the area along a line from southwest Nebraska to southeast Kansas, which put North Central Kansas in a low-level east-southeast flow regime. Early evening mesoscale severe weather parameters over the local area featured mixed layer CAPE of 1500-2000 J/kg in the presence of 0-6 kilometer deep layer wind shear of 30-40 knots.

Thunderstorm Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 20:30:00 to 16-JUN-13 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous tree limbs were down across town.

Thunderstorm Wind in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 20:40:00 to 16-JUN-13 20:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAWKER CITY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A large tree was blown down.

Hail in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 20:25:00 to 16-JUN-13 20:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter sized hail was observed in conjunction with the estimated 70 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 20:25:00 to 16-JUN-13 20:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNS
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 350.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter sized hail was observed in conjunction with the estimated 70 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 20:30:00 to 16-JUN-13 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: OSBORNE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A large tree was down, along with numerous branches.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:20:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: KENSINGTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:35:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: GAYLORD
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter estimated that a 65 mph wind gust occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:37:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH CENTER ARPT
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A measured wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at Smith Center.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:40:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: GAYLORD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An estimated wind gust of 70 mph occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:41:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH CENTER ARPT
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A measured wind gust of 66 mph occurred.

Heavy Rain in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 07:50:00 to 17-JUN-13 07:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: JEWELL
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A 24 hour rain total of 4.90 inches fell 4 miles southwest of Jewell. Most of the rain occurred between 10 pm and Midnight CDT on June 16th. This report is from an unofficial rain gauge.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 16-JUN-13 19:39:00 to 16-JUN-13 19:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH CENTER ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A measured wind gust of 64 mph occurred.