Thunderstorm Wind — Cowley, Kansas

2007-06-01 · near Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas

$1.5M

Property damage

60 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Straight line winds produced widespread damage across the Arkansas City area. The strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines/poles, inflicted roof damage to several homes and businesses, and blew over a few semi trailers. Several grave stones at the local cemetary were damaged, and 69 power poles and 24 transformers were damaged or destroyed across the Arkansas City area.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance approaching from the northwest spawned a powerful squall line during the very early morning hours of June 1st. The squall line moved east to southeast across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas, producing high winds and flooding rains in its path. Portions of Sumner and Cowley Counties were hit particularly hard with 70 to 80 winds, which inflicted pockets of substantial property damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 33854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.