Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 17, 2014

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 17, 2014
Start: 2014-08-17T18:36
End: 2014-08-17T21:03
Location: Kansas

August 17, 2014 · NWS GID · 9 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hour period centered from 7-1030 pm CDT on this Sunday evening, a pair of strong to severe linear mesoscale convective systems (MCS) affected this six-county North Central Kansas area and merged with each other in the process. These storms were primarily damaging wind-producers.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $450,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Events: 9

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 GID wrote it up.

During a 3.5 hour period centered from 7-1030 pm CDT on this Sunday evening, a pair of strong to severe linear mesoscale convective systems (MCS) affected this six-county North Central Kansas area and merged with each other in the process. These storms were primarily damaging wind-producers. However, the one known severe-criteria hail report was a significant one as golf ball to softball size stones occurred near Agra. Wind-wise, the initial storm complex that moved into the area from northwest Kansas yielded severe-criteria measured gusts at Logan (58 MPH) and Phillipsburg airport (67 MPH). A bit later in the evening, following the merger of the first storm complex with a stronger, larger MCS diving southeastward out of south central Nebraska, Jewell and Mitchell counties bore the brunt of damaging winds including estimated 70 MPH winds in Mankato, a measured 86 MPH gust near Jewell, and a report of tree branches downed throughout Beloit. Rainfall-wise, the progressive nature of convection held amounts under 1 inch in most places.

Timing-wise, the first storm complex tracked into Phillips and Rooks counties from the west between 7-8 pm CDT, having grown upscale from its humble late-afternoon beginnings along western portions of the Kansas-Nebraska border. As this initial area of convection reached far eastern portions of Smith and Osborne counties around 930 pm CDT, its northern end quickly merged with the leading edges of a stronger linear MCS charging southeastward out of Nebraska. During the ensuing hour, strong to severe winds swept through Jewell and Mitchell counties before departing the local area to the east and southeast. Although showers/weak storms lingered over some places a bit longer, the vast majority of the local area was void of precipitation by 1230 am CDT on the 18th.

By late-summer standards, this synoptic and mesoscale setup was fairly ripe for an organized severe weather event. In the mid-upper levels, a low-amplitude shortwave trough brushed into the Central Plains from the northwest, along the southern periphery of a larger scale disturbance centered over southern Saskatchewan/Manitoba. As a result, mid-upper level flow increased enough to promote generally 30-35 knots of 0-6 kilometer deep layer wind shear over North Central Kansas. In addition, instability was quite potent as the combination of afternoon surface temperatures in the 90s F and dewpoints in the 60s promoted mixed-layer CAPE values of 2000-4000 J/kg ahead of the incoming convective complexes.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 17, 5:25 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 5:25 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
625 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST IS CENTERED AROUND A LOW-AMPLITUDE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS.
HIGH INSTABILITY HAS DEVELOPED OVER OUR AREA AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH
WITH 3-5 J/KG CAPE INDICATED. WITH ERODING CAP AND TRENDS SHOWING
STRONGER BULK SHEAR AT 0-6KM IN THE 30 TO 35 KT RANGE THIS
EVENING...WE ARE POISED FOR SOME SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT. AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS ALREADY BECOME
STRONG ENOUGH TO WARN ON...WITH A CU FIELD DEVELOPING SOUTH OF
THIS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT. I EXPECT A BLOSSOMING OF THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE APPROACHING TROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
WITH DECREASING INSTABILITY PAST MID-EVENING...IT MAY BE MORE
DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...BUT NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
MODEST LOW- LEVEL JET NEAR 25 KTS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING THAT
COULD HELP SUSTAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THERE IS SOME AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE HRRR AND WRF SOLUTIONS OF A POTENTIAL MCS TO SWING
THROUGH ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. WITH EXPECTED SEVERE
PARAMETERS...WE COULD BE FAIRLY BUSY...AT LEAST FOR THE EVENING.
MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD CLEAR THE CWA DURING THE OVERNIGHT
AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES EAST.

MONDAY SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY...BUT THE NAM IS INDICATING ANOTHER
PERTURBATION THAT COULD AFFECT THE SOUTHERN CWA IN KANSAS.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

THE LONG TERM BEGINS VERY SUMMER-LIKE AND ENDS WITH SOME POTENTIAL
FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT BY NEXT WEEKEND.
HOWEVER...THE DETAILS ARE VERY SKETCHY BEYOND ABOUT WEDNESDAY
REGARDING TIMING/LOCATION OF PRECIPITATION TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK.

THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF THE UPPER LEVEL WEATHER PATTERN
WILL BE CHANGES COMING NEXT WEEKEND. MODEL GUIDANCE IN GENERAL
IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SEE THE FLOW
TRANSITION TO AN UPPER TROUGH BY SOMETIME NEXT WEEKEND. THAT
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING COOLER WEATHER AND A DECENT SHOT
FOR PRECIPITATION AT THAT TIME.

IN THE MEAN TIME...MUCH OF THE WEEK IS QUITE SUMMER-LIKE
IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO BE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH PROBABLY THURSDAY...IF NOT
FRIDAY. NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WELL
INTO THE 90S ALL WEEK. FORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE A SHORT BREAK
FROM HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. MOISTURE
WILL START TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK AS THE UPPER
TROUGH APPROACHES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE.

PRECIPITATION-WISE...MOST SOLD ON LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT CONVECTION IN FACE OF STRONG
WARM ADVECTION AND 40KT LOW LEVEL JET. COVERAGE DEFINITELY
FAVORS NORTHERN AREAS...AND MAYBE EVEN NORTH OF OUR FORECAST
ALL TOGETHER. TIGHTENED UP THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE
AREA WITH THIS IN MIND. HOWEVER...AM NOT EXPECTING MORE
THAN A TENTH OR TWO OF RAIN AT MOST.

DID NOT STRAY AT ALL FROM DAYS 4-7 GUIDANCE GIVEN TO US IN THE
GRIDS...PRIMARILY BECAUSE CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE GENERAL TREND IS FOR INCREASING STORM
CHANCES BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
COULD START TO DROP A BIT NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD PRECIPITATION
MATERIALIZE.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 625 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

TONIGHT: VFR EXCEPT A 2-4 HR WINDOW OF IFR TSTMS. TIMING REMAINS
UNCERTAIN...BUT THE 02Z-06Z TIME FRAME IS A START. WATCH FOR
AMENDMENTS IF TSTMS THREATEN. SE UNDER 10 KTS EXCEPT NEAR TSTMS
WHERE WIND WILL BE ERRATIC AND VARIABLE. THERE IS SOME MARGINAL
POTENTIAL FOR LLWS AFTER 06Z. CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM

MON: VFR AND ESSENTIALLY SKC. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THE TERMINALS
12Z-13Z WITH A WIND SHIFT TO NNW TO EVENTUALLY NNE BY
AFTERNOON. SPEEDS UNDER 10 KTS. CONFIDENCE: HIGH

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...HEINLEIN
LONG TERM...MORITZ
AVIATION...HALBLAUB

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 2:05 PM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
305 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
182015-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
305 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE
STORMS COULD TURN SEVERE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE ARE INTERMITTENT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE
UPCOMING WEEK FOR MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER...PLEASE RELAY ALL REPORTS OF HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

HALBLAUB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 5:12 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
612 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

NEZ039-040-046-047-180015-
GREELEY NE-VALLEY NE-SHERMAN NE-HOWARD NE-
612 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN HOWARD...WESTERN
GREELEY...VALLEY AND SHERMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 609 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ELYRIA TO 26 MILES WEST OF FORT HARTSUFF STATE PARK TO 38 MILES WEST
OF ARCADIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS ADVISORY IS ADVANCED NOTICE OF THE STORMS TO THE WEST...WHICH
ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS
EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THE STORMS BECOME SEVERE
IN YOUR AREA.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORD...LOUP CITY...GREELEY...
SCOTIA...ARCADIA...NORTH LOUP...LITCHFIELD...ELBA...
ASHTON...BOELUS...FARWELL...ROCKVILLE... HAZARD...ELYRIA...FORT
HARTSUFF STATE PARK AND SHERMAN RESERVOIR DAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR SHERMAN RESERVOIR...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4174 9851 4106 9851 4106 9918 4108 9921
      4174 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 313DEG 34KT 4198 9945 4169 9952 4157 9985

MORITZ

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 6:09 PM CST, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
709 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

NEZ072-180045-
GOSPER NE-
709 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAWSON AND
NORTHEASTERN GOSPER COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...

AT 709 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ELWOOD...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ELWOOD AROUND 715 PM CDT.
  JOHNSON LAKE AROUND 720 PM CDT.
  SMITHFIELD AROUND 730 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR JOHNSON LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4070 9998 4070 9990 4068 9965 4050 9966
      4053 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 269DEG 23KT 4063 9993

MORITZ

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 6:20 PM CST, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
720 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

NEZ060-061-180115-
DAWSON NE-BUFFALO NE-
720 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DAWSON AND NORTHERN BUFFALO
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 720 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LITCHFIELD TO 11 MILES
WEST OF EDDYVILLE TO NEAR GOTHENBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...COZAD...GOTHENBURG...RAVENNA...OVERTON...PLEASANTON...
AMHERST...SUMNER...MILLER AND EDDYVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 245.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4103 9873 4069 9952 4072 9985 4070 10020
      4104 10021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 302DEG 19KT 4113 9925 4106 9984 4091 10022

MORITZ

Local storm report, Aug 17, 6:25 PM CST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
725 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NE LITCHFIELD         41.21N 99.08W
08/17/2014  E70 MPH          SHERMAN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER EST 70 MPH WIND GUSTS, ALSO 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER
            BRANCHES FALLING FROM TREES.

&&

PBEDA

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 6:25 PM CST, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
725 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

KSZ005-017-180130-
PHILLIPS KS-ROOKS KS-
725 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHERN
ROOKS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

AT 723 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LOGAN...OR 16 MILES WEST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHILLIPSBURG...LOGAN...PRAIRIE VIEW...GLADE AND SPEED.

THESE STORMS TEND TO INTENSIFY...THEN WEAKEN...AND INTENSIFY AGAIN.
MOVE INDSIDE TO A SAFE PLACE AS THESE STORMS IMPACT SOUTHERN
PHILLIPS AND FAR NORTHERN ROOKS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR KIRWIN RESERVIOR...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3953 9960 3957 9960 3957 9963 3986 9962
      3977 9922 3959 9911 3952 9911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 280DEG 24KT 3969 9962

MORITZ

Local storm report, Aug 17, 6:27 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
727 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0709 PM     TSTM WND GST     ORD AIRPORT             41.62N 98.95W
08/17/2014  M52 MPH          VALLEY             NE   ASOS

            ORD ASOS RECORDED A 52MPH WIND GUST WITH STORM.

&&

PBEDA

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:38 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: August 17, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Logan
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.670, -99.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: August 17, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Phillipsburg Arpt
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 39.730, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: August 17, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, 6 mi E of Phillipsburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.750, -99.207

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.

Hail, Phillips

When: August 17, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, 1 mi S of Agra
Measured: 4.25 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.755, -99.120

Hail ranging in size from golf balls to softballs was reported.

Hail, Smith

When: August 17, 8:00 PM CST to 8:07 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Smith Center
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.780, -98.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Phillips

When: August 17, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Phillipsburg Arpt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 39.730, -99.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Mitchell

When: August 17, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Mitchell County, Beloit
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 39.470, -98.120

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Numerous tree branches were downed across town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell

When: August 17, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, Mankato
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 39.780, -98.220

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jewell

When: August 17, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Jewell County, 3 mi WNW of Jewell
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 39.687, -98.202

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 539534, 539535, 539537, 539536, 542348, 539538, 539655, 539539, 542131.