Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- June 11, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Mullinville
- Measured
- 95 kt (109 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -99.480
Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 11, 1996
Downburst with winds estimated over 100 MPH with numerous reports of roof and vehicle damage. Lots of trees and limbs down.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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 DDC wrote it up.
Downburst with winds estimated over 100 MPH with numerous reports of roof and vehicle damage. Lots of trees and limbs down. Roof blown off a read-mix plant...elevator doors blown off and shed blown several blocks. Power lines also down. This storm was accompanied by large hail just southeast of town. Wind was associated with rear flank downdraft rotating around the north side of the southwest moving storm.
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:44 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 11, 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: 5573236.