Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- October 18, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 0.88 mi SE of (Gck)garden City Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -100.720
Damaging Wind in Kansas, October 18, 2019
A cold front swept across the area late in the day with very strong winds occurring behind the frontal passage. Gusts were frequently to near 50 MPH.
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
- 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 DDC wrote it up.
A cold front swept across the area late in the day with very strong winds occurring behind the frontal passage. Gusts were frequently to near 50 MPH. Along the front there was one thunderstorm gust of over 50 MPH.
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 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 in Florida, October 18 to 19, 2019
- Tornado in Washington, October 18, 2019
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, October 18 to 19, 2019
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 18 to 19, 2019
- Marine Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico, October 18, 2019
- Strong Wind in Nebraska, October 18, 2019
- High Wind in Montana, October 18, 2019
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, October 2019
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: 864683.