Thunderstorm Wind — Doniphan, Kansas

2018-05-02 · near Wathena, Doniphan, Kansas

Event narrative

A storm chaser reported 65 mph winds.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of May 2, 2018 a line of strong storms moved through eastern Kansas. While strong storms occurred across the entire eastern part of the state, the strongest impacts were felt within the Kansas City Metro area, where a EF-1 tornado formed in Overland Park, causing a fair amount of damage in the form of widespread tree damage, some structure damage to local schools, and numerous power lines and power poles were destroyed. The line of storms continued into western Missouri, where they went on to produce more tornadoes and scattered wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 760522. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.