Thunderstorm Wind — Morton, Kansas

2024-07-30 · near Elkhart, Morton, Kansas

Event narrative

Measured at the Ekhart airport.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed in the Oklahoma panhandle around 3 pm and tracked slowly east with time through the mid evening, even regenerating new cells. Between 10 and 11 PM. The last of the multicell storms spread a little farther north along he Kansas and Oklahoma line. The airport AWOS at Elkhart reported a 72 mph wind gust around 10:20 PM.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204308. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.