Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, Kansas

2021-12-15 · near Mayetta, Jackson, Kansas

Event narrative

Report of 70 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

An very anomalous storm system produced a squall line with embedded supercells on 12/15. The squall line impacted our entire CWA and caused widespread wind damage. Winds were reported as high as 100 mph with the line of storms, which is now referred to as a serial derecho. No tornadoes were confirmed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.