Thunderstorm Wind in Douglas County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 1995 · Douglas County, Kansas

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$1.8M

Damage as recorded

$100K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 1.5 mile wide swath of very strong straight line or downburst winds moved west to east across the southern section of the county, just south of US Highway 56. Numerous homes, buildings, farms and barns reported varying degrees of damage. Crops in the area were also damaged or destroyed. This supercell storm also produced a brief tornado near Baldwin City (see other entries for details).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10323377. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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