Thunderstorm Wind in Decatur County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind September 16, 2024 · Decatur County, Kansas

105 mph

Estimated gust (91 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dispatch reported multiple power poles, roughly 9 poles, broken near the base along K Lane between 1400th-1500th road.

The wider storm

In the early afternoon of the 16th, scattered storms began to form near the west Kansas border. By the early evening, an organized line of storms began producing wind gusts up to 67 MPH. Over the following hours, a report of 1.5 inch hail was sent in and the storms began to repeatedly move over the same location, leading to flash flooding.

Began near Dresden (39.7121, -100.4698).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211333. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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