Thunderstorm Wind — Gray, Kansas

2025-08-03 · near Ensign, Gray, Kansas

Event narrative

Multiple public reports at the same time and location of tree branches being snapped, shingles blown off, and siding blown off.

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 1288926. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.