Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind July 3, 2024 · Lincoln County, Kansas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotter reported an estimated gust of 70 mph.

The wider storm

Storms tracked out of northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska during the early evening hours of Wednesday July 3rd and moved into central Kansas around 11 pm. The line of storms accelerated southeast and produced a large swath of damaging winds as they tracked southeast through the overnight hours.

There were multiple reports of 70 mph winds with the Salina Airport recording an 82 mph wind gust with a mesonet in McPherson county reporting a 76 mph gust. Unfortunately there were 3 injuries and one fatality on Wilson Lake in Russell county when a number of campers were rolled by the strong winds.

Began near Sylvan Grove (38.9800, -98.3600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1193828. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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