High Wind in Wichita, Kansas

High Wind February 17, 2026 · Wichita, Kansas

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

CWOP FW1490 reported the peak winds for the county.

The wider storm

In the midday of the 17th, west-southwesterly winds began gusting up to close to 70 MPH ahead of a cold front. Behind the front high winds continued. The west-southwesterly winds did loft dirt into the air, causing widespread visibilities to drop to around 1-2 miles with isolated pockets of intense plumes leading to brownout conditions. One such location was at mile marker 66 on I-70 where a two vehicle accident occurred, causing one fatality.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1322109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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