High Wind — Wichita, Kansas

2024-04-16 · Wichita, Kansas

Event narrative

Over a duration of approximately one hour and fifteen minutes sporadic gusts of 58 to 62 mph occurred across Wichita County. The peak gust of 62 mph was recorded via a mesonet station near the Greeley County line in the northwest corner of the county. Key impacts: hazardous travel and high winds.

Wider weather episode

As a low pressure system exited the High Plains, high winds developed on the back side of the low with winds out of the northwest. Sporadic gusts up to 64 mph were reported across several counties in Northwest Kansas, with the peak gusts occurring in Sherman and Wallace counties. These strong winds also created a dust storm that impacted the area with patchy to, at times, isolated visibility reductions of one-quarter mile and less in Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, and Greeley counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.