High Wind, Hamilton
- When
- January 15, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at Syracuse.
High Wind in Kansas, January 15, 2022
A strong cold front pushed through the area during the late morning into the early afternoon producing strong north wind gusts of 60-70 mph. This was amplified by the strong gradient and cold air advection that sent temperatures down through the 40s and 30s quickly behind the frontal passage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 strong cold front pushed through the area during the late morning into the early afternoon producing strong north wind gusts of 60-70 mph. This was amplified by the strong gradient and cold air advection that sent temperatures down through the 40s and 30s quickly behind the frontal passage. High wind warnings were issued for nearly the entire CWA during the afternoon and evening hours. Winds diminished to 45-55 mph towards midnight and 35-45 mph after sunrise the next morning as the gradient slowly weakened behind the front now well to the southeast.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- January 15, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at US50/56.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- January 15, 12:18 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Garden City airport.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- January 15, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the US50/156 bridge.
High Wind, Meade
- When
- January 15, 1:21 PM CST
- Where
- Meade forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at a location 2.2 E of Plains.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- January 15, 1:38 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Dodge City airport.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- January 15, 1:54 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Dodge City airport.
High Wind, Grant
- When
- January 15, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Ulysses airport.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- January 15, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the US50/156 bridge.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- January 15, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at Bloom.
High Wind, Haskell
- When
- January 15, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at a location 1 NE of Sublette.
High Wind, Gray
- When
- January 15, 3:23 PM CST
- Where
- Gray forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at a location just east of Cimarron.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- January 15, 4:06 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Liberal airport.
High Wind, Barber
- When
- January 15, 5:14 PM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The wind was measured at the Medicine Lodge airport.
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1005013, 1005015, 1005017, 1005018, 1005019, 1005020, 1005021, 1005023, 1005024, 1005026, 1005029, 1005030, 1005027, 1005028.