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Thunderstorm Wind in Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Thunderstorm Wind August 14, 2024 · Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Lots of tree damage across the town with large tree limbs downed and tree trunks snapped. Time estimated from radar.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of damaging winds during the evening of August 14th. Many of the damage reports were likely due to what are called wet downbursts of locally damaging winds of 65 to 80 mph. A supercell thunderstorm also developed near a warm frontal boundary and did produce a brief tornado based on photos however no damage was reported.
Began near Olsburg (39.4300, -96.6100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1200215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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