Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 8, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -95.530
Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 8, 1978
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 8, 3:19 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.930, -100.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Graham
- When
- July 8, 3:33 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -99.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- July 8, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -98.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Cloud
- When
- July 8, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -97.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- July 8, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -96.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- July 8, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -96.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- July 8, 7:51 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.930, -100.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- July 8, 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.070, -95.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawnee
- When
- July 8, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee County
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -95.680
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10020512, 10020513, 10020514, 10020515, 10020516, 10020517, 10020518, 10020519, 10020520, 10020521.