Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- April 29, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, Rexford
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -100.750
Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 29, 1997
Meteorologist reported gustnado with estimated wind of 70 mph. Wind tore metal sign away, tossed it into the air to a height of 50 feet and a distance of 70 yards.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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
- 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 GLD wrote it up.
Meteorologist reported gustnado with estimated wind of 70 mph. Wind tore metal sign away, tossed it into the air to a height of 50 feet and a distance of 70 yards.
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, April 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 29, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 29, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 29, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, April 29, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, April 29, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, April 29, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Kansas, April 29, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 29 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 1997
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: 5595754.