Thunderstorm Wind — Pawnee, Kansas

2024-08-16 · near Larned, Pawnee, Kansas

Event narrative

A wind gust measured at 72 mph by a mesonet station in Larned.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorm clusters and a couple of better organized Supercells spread southeast across the west central Kansas region on the morning of August 16th. The primary threat observed with these storms was hail, some of which were to the size of golf balls. The storms began intensifying west of Scott City around 9 am, subsequently exiting the Dodge City County Warning Area around noon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1210987. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.