Thunderstorm Wind — Ellis, Kansas

2025-08-10 · near (hys)hays Muni Arpt, Ellis, Kansas

Event narrative

AWOS station KHYS Hays Regional Airport recorded a 61 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

With an upper-level trough over the Rockies lending support, thunderstorms developed in eastern Colorado. The storms reached the Kansas border in the early morning of 8/10. A marginally severe gust was recorded in Hamilton county before the bulk of the system developed a cold pool generating more severe winds in Lane and Ellis counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.