Thunderstorm Wind — Elk, Kansas

2025-07-11 · near Longton, Elk, Kansas

Event narrative

Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.

Wider weather episode

Widely scattered storms developed in within an area of robust instability and weak shear leading to short-lived severe weather in very localized areas. With that being said, storms managed to produce up to golf ball sized hail along with up to 70 mph wind gusts across portions of south-central Kansas and the Flint Hills.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.