Thunderstorm Wind in Shawnee County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2002 · Shawnee County, Kansas

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A bow echo moved across Shawnee county and produced high winds in excess of 60 mph. The winds did extensive damage to many homes and businesses mainly in the northern half of Topeka. Preliminary damage estimates from officials in Shawnee county totaled 2 million dollars.

Began near Topeka (39.0500, -95.6667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5290122. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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