High Wind in Ford, Kansas
High Wind March 15, 2026 · Ford, Kansas
What the National Weather Service wrote
The mesonet site DW9907 Bloom recorded a 72 mph wind gust. There was also gusts of 59, 62, and 64 mph at the station in the hours prior.
The wider storm
A highly amplified synoptic pattern over the CONUS generated an environment with 50-60kt+ wind barbs in the 850-700mb layer and mixing layer winds of 45-50kts. This resulted in numerous 50-70 mph gusts across the entire CWA with a couple reported gusts of 70+ mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1322550. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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