Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, Kansas

2024-08-16 · near Melrose, Cherokee, Kansas

$50K

Property damage

69 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Several metal buildings and barns were reported damaged or destroyed across the southwestern portion of Cherokee County.

Wider weather episode

An east to west oriented frontal boundary stalled across south-central Kansas and Missouri, resulting in enough instability and deep layer shear for storms to initiate over Kansas during the early afternoon of August 16, 2024. Between 6:25 PM and 6:35 PM that evening, thunderstorms were pushing into Cherokee County, with 80 mph winds measured by emergency management. These winds resulted in multiple reports of barns and metal buildings either damaged or destroyed, as well as golf ball size hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208217. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.