Thunderstorm Wind — Rawlins, Kansas

2025-05-14 · near Herndon, Rawlins, Kansas

Event narrative

A 34 inch diameter tree trunk was uprooted, along with some 4 and 10 inch diameter limbs.

Wider weather episode

During the evening a group of thunderstorms moved northeast through part of Northwest Kansas. The main threat with these storms was straight-line winds with the storm activity, which continued for some locations after the thunderstorms had ended. The straight-line winds from these thunderstorms continued to produce an expanding outflow boundary as the storm activity moved in Kansas. Wind gusts of 60-86 MPH were reported as the outflow boundary moved through, with gusts around 70 MPH reported even after the thunderstorm activity had moved on. The highest wind gust of 86 MPH was reported north of Ludell. With the dry soils, dust storm conditions were reported as the outflow boundary moved through. The dust storm lasted for roughly 30 minutes before ending. A few of the thunderstorms managed to produce large hail, with the largest being half dollar size at St. Francis.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.