Thunderstorm Wind — Sheridan, Kansas

2024-06-14 · near Selden, Sheridan, Kansas

$80K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Straight-line winds associated with an outflow boundary blew an irrigation pivot onto its side and ripped apart a metal outbuilding storing a tractor at a neighboring property. All damage was laying towards the north to north-northeast.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed near the Colorado-Kansas border and moved east across Northwest Kansas producing pea to quarter sized hail, and wind gusts estimated to be as strong as 90 mph that produced some damage in Sherman, Sheridan, and Decatur counties. The largest hail fell near the town of Traer in Decatur County. The strongest estimated wind gusts occurred near Norcatur with estimated wind gusts of 90 mph with damage to a garage, chicken coop, and pole barn at a residence.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194207. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.