Thunderstorm Wind — Pratt, Kansas

2025-06-14 · near Preston, Pratt, Kansas

Event narrative

The report was from KKSPREST2 observation station.

Wider weather episode

A fast moving, forward propagating MCS developed late in the evening of June 13th over northeast Colorado, before spreading into western Kansas in the early morning hours of June 14th. Numerous severe thunderstorms wind gusts were reported between about 3 and 7 am, as well as copious amount of rainfall in the two to three inches range across south central Kansas in the pre-dawn hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.