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Thunderstorm Wind in Kiowa County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 1996 · Kiowa County, Kansas

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

$1.0M

Crop damage

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

The wider storm

2-40,000 bushel grain bins blown over...trees blown down...a roof was blown off a building...several vehicles damaged...mobile home damaged...25-35 percent of the corn fields were destroyed (some of the corn was completely stripped off the cob)...several irrigation pivots overturned.

Began near Haviland (37.6200, -99.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5571921. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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