Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind July 31, 2024 · Lincoln County, Kansas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds. There was another report from a trained spotter of a 12 foot tree broken half way up. The tree was approximately six inches in diameter at the point of where the tree was snapped.

The wider storm

A cold front moved southward across Kansas into a hot and humid airmass during the evening hours on the 31st. This sparked off a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which produced damaging to destructive winds across the northern and central Kansas. The Salina area had extensive tree damage and power outages from thunderstorm wind gusts over 80mph with a measurement of 95 mph in downtown.

Began near Lincoln (39.0400, -98.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1199536. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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