Thunderstorm Wind — Seward, Kansas

2025-08-02 · near Kismet, Seward, Kansas

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager reported 17 power poles down roughly 3 miles east of the US-160 and US-83 intersection. The report included a picture. Time estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A surface boundary initiated some storms that had access with shear up to 40 KTs and CAPE above 3000 J/kg. While beginning as a cluster of storms along the boundary, it quickly developed a more linear structure. The southern edge had access to a more favorable environment and was able to become severe from around in the late night before weaking considerably after midnight. Wind gusts with the storms were as high as 94 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289638. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.