High Wind in Thomas, Kansas

High Wind April 23, 2026 · Thomas, Kansas

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$12K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A semi pulling an empty enclosed trailer was blown over between MM 46-47 on I-70 from the outflow boundary that moved through. The blow over also caused a grassfire. No information about the size or if the fire burned anything else besides grass.

The wider storm

Winds from weak showers in East Central CO pushed an outflow boundary into Northwest Kansas. Wind gusts up to 60 MPH were measured at the Goodland airport as the boundary moved through. As the outflow boundary continued eastward it collected enough dust to cause dust storm conditions in Wallace, Thomas, Logan, and Gove counties along and behind it. The high winds blew over a semi and sparked a grassfire between MM 46 and 47 on I-70.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329048. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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