Thunderstorm Wind — Gray, Kansas

2024-09-16 · near Charleston, Gray, Kansas

Event narrative

A public weather station measured a 63 mph wind gust at 10:17 PM from a thunderstorm that passed through.

Wider weather episode

As a shortwave trough moved into Kansas, thunderstorms developed along the dryline over western Kansas. These were training cells in two clusters. The northern storms dropped large hail (2.25 IN) and large quantities of rain in Trego county. The southern storm generated strong winds (63 MPH) in Gray county and thunderstorm wind damage in Finney county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212049. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.