Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- May 25, 5:15 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, Marquette
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -97.830
Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 25, 1997
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE, DESTROYED ANIMAL HOUSING, BLEW OVER A WINDMILL, TORE PART OF A ROOF OFF A SHED AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY MOVING THE SHED FROM IT'S FOUNDATION, COMPLETELY DESTROYED A MACHINE SHED DAMAGING MUCH OF IT'S CONTENTS, TIPPED OVER 2 SECTIONS OF A PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND BLEW A SECOND IRRIGATION SYSTEM FROM ONE FARM ACROSS AN…
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE, DESTROYED ANIMAL HOUSING, BLEW OVER A WINDMILL, TORE PART OF A ROOF OFF A SHED AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY MOVING THE SHED FROM IT'S FOUNDATION, COMPLETELY DESTROYED A MACHINE SHED DAMAGING MUCH OF IT'S CONTENTS, TIPPED OVER 2 SECTIONS OF A PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND BLEW A SECOND IRRIGATION SYSTEM FROM ONE FARM ACROSS AN EIGHT FOOT DRAINAGE DITCH AND INTO AN ADJACENT FARM.
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:16 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, May 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Maryland, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Tornado in Kansas, May 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Virginia, May 25, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 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: 5600758.