Thunderstorm Wind — Pratt, Kansas

1996-08-02 · near Cullison, Pratt, Kansas

Wider weather episode

8 train cars blown off the tracks while the train was moving from intense thunderstorm winds. One family was nearly "run over" by the derailing train cars. One boxcar ended up about 10 feet away from their vehicle. Winds were nearly 125 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5571940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.