Thunderstorm Wind — Pawnee, Kansas

1996-08-02 · near Larned, Pawnee, Kansas

Injuries

$3.2M

Property damage

100

Magnitude

Wider weather episode

Trees blown down...several buildings damaged...power lines blown down...Midas Car Care garage door blown off and had several windows blown out...American Legion roof blew off...1 person injured when a semi truck was blown over on highway 156 just outside of town. At least 15 sprinkler irrigation systems were destroyed. Although officially entered as 100 knots, there were unofficial and unconfirmed reports of 125 MPH winds recorded on home stations. This storm continued south and produced widespread damage into south central Kansas (DERECHO).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5571772. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.