Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 28, 1996
Start: 1996-04-28T00:30
End: 1996-04-28T00:40
Location: Kansas

April 28, 1996 · NWS ICT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

EQUIPMENT DISABLED AT TIME PEAK GUST OCCURRED. NUMEROUS ROOFS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS AND HOMES.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ICT wrote it up.

EQUIPMENT DISABLED AT TIME PEAK GUST OCCURRED. NUMEROUS ROOFS BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS AND HOMES. ONE CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S ROOF. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cowley

When: April 28, 12:30 AM CST to 12:40 AM CST
Where: Cowley County, Arkansas City
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage: $1.5 million
Coordinates: 37.070, -97.050

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, April 1996

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: 5552375.