Thunderstorm Wind in Pawnee County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2024 · Pawnee County, Kansas

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Larned (38.1800, -99.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1210987. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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