Overview
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A very moist and unstable airmass combined with a slow moving front to produce numerous rounds of storms across South Central Kansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 17th. The storms produced high rainfall rates and with ground already saturated, significant flooding took place across much of the area. Along with flash flooding, heavy rain sent many rivers across the area into flood. One of the benefit's of the heavy rain was that it increased the level of Cheney Lake by around 7 feet, to a level it has not seen since August of 2022. Because of how low Cheney Lake has been over the last several months, Wichita has been under water restrictions since August of 2024. The most intense supercell thunderstorm of the day developed over Harper County and tracked slowly east. This storm then moved southeast and tracked over Arkansas City, producing extremely large hail. There were numerous reports of baseball to softball size hail across Arkansas City which produced extensive damage. |
 Large hail in Arkansas City |
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| Radar animation of the supercell that produced extremely large hail in Arkansas City | Radar animation from the afternoon and evening of June 17th | |
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3-D radar view of the storm that produced large hail over Arkansas City. This shows the core of the storm was over 40,000ft and the storm tops over 50,000ft. |
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Storm Reports
1059 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 N Arkansas City 37.17N 97.03W
06/17/2025 M71 MPH Cowley KS ASOS
ASOS station KWLD Strother Field Airport.
1054 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Winfield 37.17N 97.04W
06/17/2025 M71 MPH Cowley KS ASOS
0948 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 SW Conway Springs 37.34N 97.71W
06/17/2025 M62 MPH Sumner KS Public
0924 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 N Derby 37.58N 97.26W
06/17/2025 M58 MPH Sedgwick KS Public
0920 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Haysville 37.54N 97.32W
06/17/2025 M59 MPH Sedgwick KS Mesonet
0912 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSW Downtown Wichita 37.65N 97.35W
06/17/2025 E65 MPH Sedgwick KS Broadcast Media
KS Storm Info estimates 60 to 65 mph and pea
to dime sized hail.
0912 PM Hail 2 SW Downtown Wichita 37.67N 97.36W
06/17/2025 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
0908 PM Hail 3 NNW Haysville 37.61N 97.37W
06/17/2025 E0.88 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0906 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Wichita Eisenhower 37.69N 97.48W
06/17/2025 E70 MPH Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
Combined with dime sized hail.
0854 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 N Clearwater 37.56N 97.51W
06/17/2025 E70 MPH Sedgwick KS NWS Employee
Estimates 65 to 70 mph winds.
0847 PM Hail Goddard 37.66N 97.57W
06/17/2025 E1.75 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
0845 PM Rain 2 N Arkansas City 37.10N 97.04W
06/17/2025 M2.87 Inch Cowley KS Emergency Mngr
Since 6:30 am, measured at 8:45 pm.
0839 PM Hail 3 W Goddard 37.66N 97.63W
06/17/2025 E0.88 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
0832 PM Hail Garden Plain 37.66N 97.68W
06/17/2025 E1.25 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0723 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Winfield 37.24N 97.01W
06/17/2025 M60 MPH Cowley KS Trained Spotter
0713 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.07N 97.04W
06/17/2025 E2.00 Inch Cowley KS Trained Spotter
0707 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.07N 97.04W
06/17/2025 M3.81 Inch Cowley KS Public
0707 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.07N 97.04W
06/17/2025 M2.75 Inch Cowley KS Amateur Radio
0706 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.06N 97.04W
06/17/2025 M1.75 Inch Cowley KS Amateur Radio
0703 PM Hail Arkansas City 37.07N 97.04W
06/17/2025 E1.00 Inch Cowley KS Public
0645 PM Hail Geuda Springs 37.11N 97.15W
06/17/2025 E1.50 Inch Sumner KS Storm Chaser
0635 PM Flood Wellington 37.27N 97.40W
06/17/2025 Sumner KS Public
Flooding on all the roads through downtown
including on portions of Highway 160.
0615 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Leon 37.69N 96.78W
06/17/2025 E60 MPH Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
0613 PM Rain Towanda 37.80N 97.00W
06/17/2025 M2.25 Inch Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
Rainfall total in the last hour.
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Leon 37.69N 96.78W
06/17/2025 E60 MPH Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
0613 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Leon 37.69N 96.78W
06/17/2025 Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
10 inch diameter tree uprooted.
0610 PM Hail 3 E Wellington 37.28N 97.34W
06/17/2025 E1.75 Inch Sumner KS Public
0557 PM Hail Augusta 37.69N 96.98W
06/17/2025 E1.75 Inch Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
0552 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Augusta 37.69N 96.98W
06/17/2025 Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
Power pole snapped and leaning onto a house.
0552 PM Hail 1 NW Augusta 37.70N 96.99W
06/17/2025 E1.00 Inch Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
0551 PM Hail 1 NW Augusta 37.70N 96.99W
06/17/2025 M1.00 Inch Butler KS Fire Dept/Rescue
0542 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Benton 37.74N 97.08W
06/17/2025 M64 MPH Butler KS Mesonet
0539 PM Flash Flood 1 NE Downtown Wichita 37.70N 97.33W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
vehicle stalled in water.
0538 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Andover 37.70N 97.14W
06/17/2025 Butler KS Public
2 foot diameter trees down.
0536 PM Flash Flood Bel Aire 37.76N 97.27W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
Stalled vehicle in 4 feet of water.
0535 PM Flash Flood 3 NW Downtown Wichita 37.71N 97.39W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
vehicle stalled in water on 15th St N / N
Westridge, Wichita.
0535 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Andover 37.69N 97.10W
06/17/2025 E80 MPH Butler KS Trained Spotter
Estimated 80 mph winds along with nickel
sized hail.
0535 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ESE Andover 37.67N 97.08W
06/17/2025 M59 MPH Butler KS AWOS
AWOS station K3AU Augusta Municipal Airport.
0534 PM Hail 5 SE Conway Springs 37.33N 97.59W
06/17/2025 E2.75 Inch Sumner KS Trained Spotter
0530 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Wichita Eisenhowe 37.65N 97.43W
06/17/2025 M58 MPH Sedgwick KS ASOS
ASOS station KICT Wichita Eisenhower
Airport.
0530 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Andover 37.71N 97.14W
06/17/2025 Butler KS Emergency Mngr
power lines down.
0522 PM Hail 4 SSW Conway Springs 37.33N 97.67W
06/17/2025 E1.75 Inch Sumner KS Law Enforcement
0519 PM Hail 3 W Andover 37.69N 97.19W
06/17/2025 E1.00 Inch Sedgwick KS Public
0516 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Mcconnell Air Force Bas 37.62N 97.26W
06/17/2025 M61 MPH Sedgwick KS ASOS
0513 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Mcconnell Air For 37.65N 97.28W
06/17/2025 E70 MPH Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
60 to 70 mph wind estimate at Pawnee and
Oliver.
0510 PM Hail 2 NNW East Wichita 37.71N 97.27W
06/17/2025 E1.25 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0509 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSE Bel Aire 37.73N 97.26W
06/17/2025 E60 MPH Sedgwick KS Mesonet
0508 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Downtown Wichita 37.69N 97.33W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Emergency Mngr
Several powerlines down throughout the
metro.
0506 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW East Wichita 37.72N 97.29W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Storm Chaser
Six inch diameter branches down.
0501 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WNW Downtown Wichita 37.71N 97.40W
06/17/2025 Sedgwick KS Dept of Highways
Overturned semi truck based on view from
highway camera.
0459 PM Hail Park City 37.80N 97.32W
06/17/2025 M1.25 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0453 PM Funnel Cloud 5 NE Anthony 37.21N 97.97W
06/17/2025 Harper KS Law Enforcement
0449 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 S Maize 37.72N 97.45W
06/17/2025 E75 MPH Sedgwick KS Mesonet
0447 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSW Maize 37.73N 97.48W
06/17/2025 E60 MPH Sedgwick KS Public
Tree limbs down with the 60 mph winds.
0442 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Maize 37.75N 97.42W
06/17/2025 E70 MPH Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
Estimated 60 to 70 mph winds near 34th N &
Ridge Rd.
0441 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ESE Maize 37.76N 97.44W
06/17/2025 E62 MPH Sedgwick KS Mesonet
0441 PM Tornado 1 SSW Harper 37.27N 98.03W
06/17/2025 Harper KS Law Enforcement
0428 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Colwich 37.79N 97.54W
06/17/2025 M60 MPH Sedgwick KS Mesonet
0426 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Mount Hope 37.87N 97.67W
06/17/2025 E70 MPH Sedgwick KS Law Enforcement
Law enforcement estimated 70 mph winds and
nickel sized hail.
0417 PM Hail Mount Hope 37.87N 97.67W
06/17/2025 M1.25 Inch Sedgwick KS Trained Spotter
0300 PM Rain 3 NW Mcpherson 38.41N 97.70W
06/17/2025 M6.16 Inch McPherson KS Public
Storm total rainfall since last night.
0239 PM Hail 3 E Sterling 38.21N 98.15W
06/17/2025 M1.00 Inch Rice KS Emergency Mngr
0222 PM Hail 3 S Mcpherson 38.33N 97.67W
06/17/2025 E1.00 Inch McPherson KS Public
KAKE relayed viewer report of quarter sized
hail. Time is estimated from radar.
Rainfall & Flooding
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Some of the higher rainfall reports from across the area. |
Rainfall map from the Kansas Mesonet |
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A look at the level of Cheney Lake from the middle of May to around June 20th. This shows the lake level increased by around 7 feet! |
Drought monitor issued June 19th, showing most of the drought removed from Kansas. |
Environment
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