Dust Storm — Sherman, Kansas

2025-06-16 · Sherman, Kansas

Event narrative

Off duty NWS employee reported a 50 mph wind according to personal weather station and stated that may be underdoing it some. Did report 50 yard visibility in dust.

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.