Thunderstorm Wind in Rooks County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2025 · Rooks County, Kansas

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of 66 MPH and 62 MPH were measured by a mesonet station located six miles north of Plainville.

The wider storm

Beginning north of Webster Reservoir, a lonely severe thunderstorm drifted southeast across central Rooks County this lazy August evening. The storm dropped 1' diameter hail just southwest of Webster and then produced 60 mph winds north of Plainville and at the Rooks County Airport. No damage was reported. The storm was really an anomaly in the area and formed in the high CAPE, lower shear environment. The storm weakened as sunset approached.

Began near Plainville (39.3200, -99.2900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1295222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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