Thunderstorm Wind — Thomas, Kansas

2024-08-22 · near Colby Muni Arpt, Thomas, Kansas

Event narrative

AWOS at the Colby airport.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon of the 22nd, a cluster of storms in eastern Colorado began forming into a line of storms as it entered western Kansas in the early evening. Penny sized hail and a wind gust up to 70 MPH were recorded from these storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.