High Wind — Harvey, Kansas

2025-03-18 to 2025-03-19 · Harvey, Kansas

Event narrative

Strong southwesterly winds occurred before the passage of the cold front. Winds were estimated to have gusted up to 60 mph between midnight and 1:00 AM CDT in western Harvey County.

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 1249674. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.