Kansas, 1985Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 18, 1985
August 18, 1985 · NWS R · 11 events in 10 counties and zones
11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- August 18, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -102.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Kearny
- When
- August 18, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny County
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -101.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- August 18, 7:22 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -101.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman
- When
- August 18, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hodgeman County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -99.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- August 18, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.630, -99.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards
- When
- August 18, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -99.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Edwards
- When
- August 18, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -99.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- August 18, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -99.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Pratt
- When
- August 18, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Pratt County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -98.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche
- When
- August 18, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -99.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Barber
- When
- August 18, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Barber County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -98.580
- 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.
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: 10024415, 10024416, 10024417, 10024418, 10024419, 10024420, 10024421, 10024422, 10024423, 10024424, 10024425.