Thunderstorm Wind in Seward County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2025 · Seward County, Kansas

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A heat burst winds Mesonet station UP352 2.7 SW Liberal (UPR) recorded a 57 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

A weak surface low pressure system was in NW Kansas with a frontal boundary draped across western Kansas and into Kansas. The mesoscale ingredients were not too favorable for widespread convection development although lapse rates were potent enough for downburst/heat burst generation. A heat burst from convection in the Oklahoma reached into one of the counties in Kansas with severe winds.

Began near Liberal (37.0100, -100.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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