Thunderstorm Wind — Rawlins, Kansas

2025-06-16 · near Blakeman, Rawlins, Kansas

$1K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Spotter estimated 70 to 80 mph winds with blowing dust creating visibility reductions of 1/8 to 1/2 half mile. Also reported a 12 inch and multiple 8 inch tree limb broken. Some 8 inch limbs were thrown 300 to 350 feet from trees.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon of the 16th, two lines of storms formed, one in northwestern Kansas, the other in eastern Colorado. The northwestern Kansas storms slowly moved to the north-northeast as the Colorado line moved to the northeast. As these two lines collided, additional storms formed near the I-70 corridor. Storms lasted for over 5 hours, produced winds up to 80 to 90 MPH, causing damage at a brick car wash in St. Francis and causing visibility to drop to near zero from blowing dust. Additionally, hail up to 1 inch was reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1273473. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.