Thunderstorm Wind — Barton, Kansas

2024-07-31 · near Ellinwood, Barton, Kansas

Event narrative

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust in Ellinwood.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199544. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.