Thunderstorm Wind in Seward County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2025 · Seward County, Kansas

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heat burst winds at Mesonet station UR350 Kismws recorded a 61 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 Kismet (37.1500, -100.7500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289643. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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