Thunderstorm Wind — Chase, Kansas

2023-05-09 · near Elmdale, Chase, Kansas

Event narrative

A storm chaser reported the gust.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective system developed across north central Kansas during the morning hours of May 9th, 2023. This complex of storms moved east-southeast across central and southeast Kansas, producing damaging wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph and large hail of 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter. Additional severe storms developed behind the complex of storms during the late afternoon and evening hours and moved across south central Kansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1096213. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.