Thunderstorm Wind in Elk County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind July 30, 2025 · Elk County, Kansas

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and large tree limbs were reported down corroborated from two different CO-OP observers that there was widespread tree damage across Howard. Time was estimated from radar.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed in the Flint Hills into south central Kansas during the evening hours of the 30th then gradually expanded in coverage across much of southern Kansas. The storms continued into the early morning hours of the 31st. These storms produced damaging winds and up to quarter sized hail in south central and southeast Kansas.

Began near Howard (37.4700, -96.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280314. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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