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Thunderstorm Wind in Bourbon County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind July 14, 2023 · Bourbon County, Kansas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and power lines were down blocking several roads.

The wider storm

Storms developed over southeast Kansas during the evening of the 13th into the morning of the 14th before moving into southwestern Missouri. These storms produced a swath of wind gusts over 60 mph from Fort Scott, Kansas to the Missouri state line and led to widespread tree and powerline damage.

Began near Ft Scott (37.8400, -94.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121462. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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