Thunderstorm Wind — Wichita, Texas

2025-08-11 · near Pleasant Valley, Wichita, Texas

Event narrative

Broadcast media relayed an image from a viewer showing a large tree uprooted along Rogers Road. The event time is estimated from radar observations.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed along a weak surface front, generally near the Interstate 44 corridor, during the afternoon and evening of the 11th. Strong instability, steep lapse rates and weak wind shear promoted mainly disorganized thunderstorm modes with multiple downburst wind events (and associated damage) along with a few large hail reports.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.9658, -98.6216)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.