Thunderstorm Wind — Russell, Kansas

2024-06-18 · near Bunker Hill, Russell, Kansas

68 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Measured wind gust from the Kansas State Mesonet 3 miles northeast of Bunker Hill.

Wider weather episode

A broken lines of strong to severe storms moved into portions of central Kansas during the evening hours of June 18th. Wind gusts between 60 and 78 mph were reported during the event with the highest wind gust reported by the Bunker Hill Kansas State Mesonet site. Despite these strong winds, the only damage reported were tree limbs down in Ellinwood, KS.

Flooding also occurred across portions of McPherson and Marion counties as well as in Wichita. While flooding ended across McPherson and Sedgwick counties during the day of June 19, flooding remained an issue across Marion County until midday on June 20.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1197866. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.