Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee
- When
- August 2, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee County, Larned
- Measured
- 100 kt (115 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $3.2 million
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -99.100
Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 2, 1996
1 person injured when a semi truck was blown over on highway 156 just outside of town. At least 15 sprinkler irrigation systems were destroyed.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- $3.2 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 DDC wrote it up.
Trees blown down...several buildings damaged...power lines blown down...Midas Car Care garage door blown off and had several windows blown out...American Legion roof blew off...1 person injured when a semi truck was blown over on highway 156 just outside of town. At least 15 sprinkler irrigation systems were destroyed. Although officially entered as 100 knots, there were unofficial and unconfirmed reports of 125 MPH winds recorded on home stations. This storm continued south and produced widespread damage into south central Kansas (DERECHO).
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:32 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 2, 1996
More
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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: 5571772.