Thunderstorm Wind in Barton County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind July 21, 2025 · Barton County, Kansas

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reports of several downed power lines and a transformer also down.

The wider storm

Two areas of storms developed during the evening hours and continued into the overnight in north central and south central Kansas. Strong and damaging winds were the main hazard with estimated wind gusts up to 75 mph. There was damage to trees and powerlines reported. A semi trailer was blown over on Interstate 70 as well. A few of the storms had hail from nickel to quarter size. These storms were efficient rainfall producers with flooding in the western portions of Saline County which closed many roadways as 7.45 inches fell in Brookville.

Began near Great Bend (38.3700, -98.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1282850. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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