Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Kansas

2024-05-06 · near Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas

Event narrative

Report of estimated wind gusts of 50-60 mph in Pittsburg, Crawford County.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through far southeast Kansas during the late evening hours on May 6, 2024. Thunderstorms developed along the front, growing upscale to a linear storm mode by the time they reached southeast Kansas. This line of thunderstorms produced a swath of damaging winds, along with two EF-0 tornadoes in Cherokee County before continuing into the Missouri Ozarks.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1167402. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.