Thunderstorm Wind — Norton, Kansas

2025-08-09 · near Almena, Norton, Kansas

Event narrative

An Ambient Weather site named Thompson reported the wind gust.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms from northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska continued to trek into NW Kansas where wind gusts up to 71 mph, and nickel sized hail, was reported in Cheyenne county, along with brown out conditions due to dust associated with the thunderstorm winds. A 59 mph wind gust was also reported in Norton county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281348. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.