High Wind in Kearny, Kansas

High Wind March 15, 2026 · Kearny, Kansas

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The K36K AWOS station recorded a 67 mph wind gust with a couple 58 mph wind gusts a few 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 1322551. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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