High Wind — Mcpherson, Kansas

2025-03-14 · Mcpherson, Kansas

Event narrative

The highest wind gust was 63 mph from a Union Pacific weather station at 2:58 PM CDT located about three miles west of Canton. An additional wind gust of 61 mph was also recorded in McPherson a bit earlier at 1:55 PM CDT.

Wider weather episode

A strong, dynamic system dug into the southern and central plains, and a swath of warm and extreme dry air punched into portions of Oklahoma along with south-central and southeast Kansas. This very dry air was accompanied by very strong southwesterly winds with gusts between 58 and 77 mph. These strong winds caused damage across a large portion of southern and eastern Kansas. Additionally, several large wildfires occurred as a result of dry and very windy conditions, one of which burned down a retirement home in Yates Center.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243945. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.