Thunderstorm Wind — Lane, Kansas

2025-08-03 · near Dighton, Lane, Kansas

Event narrative

Two public reports came in at the same time reporting multiple large tree limbs downed. One of the report included pictures.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough moved over western Kansas early in the morning. Correlating with a PVU maximum and left exit region of the jet aloft, plenty of dynamical support was present for strong storms to develop producing all hazards. This included a weak and brief tornado, 4 inch hail, and 85 mph winds. This manifested in a couple supercells and a small bowing MCS moving southward across SW Kansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.