Thunderstorm Wind in Harvey County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2026 · Harvey County, Kansas

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This was measured from the AWOS at Newton City/County Airport.

The wider storm

Several clusters of severe storms developed along a slow moving cold front as it creeped across the area through the afternoon and into the nighttime hours. These storms produced up to 2-inch hail along with estimated winds up to 90 mph. Multiple structures were damaged across south-central Kansas due to these storms.

Began near Newton Arpt (38.0500, -97.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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