High Wind — Ellsworth, Kansas

2025-03-19 · Ellsworth, Kansas

Event narrative

While no reports explicitly came from within the county, surrounding observations and reports suggest sustained winds of 40 mph lasted for several hours, and wind gusts likely hit 60 mph during the late morning or early afternoon hours. Timing of high winds is estimated.

Wider weather episode

Another very strong system impacted a large portions of the High Plains and Central Plains from the early morning hours to the early afternoon hours of March 19. Strong southerly winds occurred ahead of a strong approaching cold front during the early morning hours across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas. Then a strong cold front and strong northerly winds that accompanied it moved into central Kansas later that morning. These strong winds continued to spread southward into south-central Kansas. Meanwhile, moderate to heavy snow developed across portions of western and central Kansas and produced blizzard conditions during much of the morning and early afternoon hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1249659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.