Thunderstorm Wind — Kearny, Kansas

2025-08-27 · near Lakin, Kearny, Kansas

Event narrative

A public report of a 65 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough was positioned in northern Kansas with a 700 mb temperature gradient stretching into SW Kansas with a wedge of high moisture. On the afternoon of the 27th, supercells initiated and produced severe hail and winds. Into the evening, it became a more multicellular regime with widespread heavy rainfall. This produced flash flooding in multiple counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1292476. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.