Dust Storm — Rawlins, Kansas

2025-04-21 · Rawlins, Kansas

Event narrative

Public reported brownout conditions between Atwood and the state line.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon of the 21st, a cold front moved into northwestern Kansas from the northwest. A brief 58 MPH gust was observed at the Atwood, KS AWOS. Meanwhile scattered showers developed. Most of the rain from these showers evaporated before reaching the ground. This caused brief, sporadic wind gusts to occur under these showers. The dry ground allowed blowing dust to occur with many of these sporadic wind gusts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.