High Wind in Rawlins, Kansas
High Wind December 17, 2025 · Rawlins, Kansas
What the National Weather Service wrote
A trained spotter located 2 NNW Blakeman reported that estimated 75 mph winds downed a 7.25 inch healthy tree limb with the winds. A Kansas Mesonet site named Ludell 3 N recorded a 72 mph wind gust.
The wider storm
A strong cold front brought high wind gusts up to 85 mph across northwest Kansas during the evening of the 17th into the early morning of the 18th. Numerous wind gusts of 58-80+ mph were observed, with the strongest being just west of Goodland topping out at 85 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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