Thunderstorm Wind in Rice County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 14, 2024 · Rice County, Kansas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 70 mph. Their car was shaking, and a significant number of tree limbs were down.

The wider storm

A line of severe storms produced damaging winds across much of central and southcentral Kansas during the evening and nighttime hours of August 14th. There were several reports of structural damage with wind gusts up to 80 mph reported for the strongest of these storms. Schools in the towns of Douglass and Sedgwick were cancelled the following day due to damage caused by these storms. These storms also brought frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and a person was injured by a nearby lightning strike.

Began near Geneseo (38.5100, -98.1600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1207951. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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