Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- June 29, 6:53 PM CST to 6:56 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Lawrence
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -95.230
Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 29, 1998
Several wind gusts in the 65 to 85 mph range knocked down ten power line poles, numerous large trees and tree limbs and destroyed the carport of one residence. The roof of a pick-up truck was crushed when a large limb fell on it.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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 TOP wrote it up.
Several wind gusts in the 65 to 85 mph range knocked down ten power line poles, numerous large trees and tree limbs and destroyed the carport of one residence. The roof of a pick-up truck was crushed when a large limb fell on it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 Flooding in Iowa, June 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 29, 1998
- Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 29, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Michigan, June 29, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 29, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, June 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 29, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 29, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 29 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 1998
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: 5654365.