Thunderstorm Wind in Ford County, Kansas
Thunderstorm Wind July 16, 2025 · Ford County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two telephone poles blown down on Highway 283 near the Expo Center south of Dodge City.
The wider storm
A cold front was the impetus for surface based thunderstorm development that afternoon. An initial, single supercell developed over Rush county around 5 pm, before uncommonly moving southwest through Dodge city and Meade through 10 PM. Additional organized thunderstorms were lifted by the cold front, in an northeast to southwest line and swept across southwest and central Kansas between about 10 pm and 2 am.
Began near Dodge City (37.7200, -100.0200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1273518. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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