High Wind — Decatur, Kansas

2025-03-04 · Decatur, Kansas

Event narrative

The AWOS at the Oberlin Airport (KOIN) recorded a 66 mph wind gust. The AWOS also recorded a 58 mph wind gust and 54 mph wind gusts earlier in the afternoon.

Wider weather episode

A strong weather system moved across Northwest Kansas causing a multitude of weather hazards across the area such as blizzard conditions, damaging winds, dust and a wildfire. The most notable ones were an 83 mph wind gust and brownout conditions in Greeley County, a flipped semi in Thomas County, and a brief closure of Interstate 70 eastbound between KS 267 and US 24 due to a crash caused by the wind. Near blizzard to blizzard conditions also occurred across Sherman, Cheyenne, Decatur, Graham and Norton counties; very little impacts occurred with these conditions however.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239244. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.