Thunderstorm Wind, Graham
- When
- October 8, 9:53 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, Hill City
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -99.850
Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 8, 2010
Thunderstorms moving across Norton and Graham counties resulted in strong outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph. An isolated severe gust occurred at the Hill city airport.
Where it happened
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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.
Thunderstorms moving across Norton and Graham counties resulted in strong outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph. An isolated severe gust occurred at the Hill city airport.
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:51 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 257132.