Thunderstorm Wind in Norton County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 9, 2025 · Norton County, Kansas

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An Ambient Weather site named Thompson reported the wind gust.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Almena (39.9700, -99.6600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1281348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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