Kansas, 2022Wildfire and High Wind in Kansas, October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022 · NWS DDC · 22 events in 11 counties and zones
A strong low level jet from the southwest across the CWA prevailed ahead of cold front that tightened the pressure gradient significantly 9-10 mb from north to south. Wind gusts up to 60 to 70 mph were reported with a number of wildfires that sparked during the afternoon hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
A strong low level jet from the southwest across the CWA prevailed ahead of cold front that tightened the pressure gradient significantly 9-10 mb from north to south. Wind gusts up to 60 to 70 mph were reported with a number of wildfires that sparked during the afternoon hours. Relative humidity values were down to 15-20 percent giving way to high wind and red flag warnings for the entire viewing area.
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 Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 22, 5:39 PM CST, 16 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 5:39 PM CST, 16 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>High Wind, Morton
- When
- October 23, 10:23 AM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Cimarron National Grasslands mesonet site.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- October 23, 10:51 AM 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)
Observed at the Dodge City Regional airport.
High Wind, Stevens
- When
- October 23, 11:22 AM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morton
- When
- October 23, 11:23 AM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Cimarron Grasslands mesonet site.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- October 23, 11:53 AM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Garden City Regional airport.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- October 23, 11:54 AM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Dodge City Regional airport.
High Wind, Grant
- When
- October 23, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Ulysses airport.
High Wind, Stevens
- When
- October 23, 12:16 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at 11 SSE Satanta.
High Wind, Morton
- When
- October 23, 12:23 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Cimarron Grasslands mesonet site.
High Wind, Seward
- When
- October 23, 12:27 PM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Liberal airport.
High Wind, Morton
- When
- October 23, 12:28 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at 1 SW Richfield.
Wildfire, Finney
- When
- October 23, 1:03 PM CST to 4:03 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A grass fire progressed rapidly just southeast of Garden City.
High Wind, Ellis
- When
- October 23, 1:42 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Hays airport.
Wildfire, Ness
- When
- October 23, 1:50 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ness forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A grass and brush fire progressed northwest of McCracken.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- October 23, 1:50 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)
Observed at the US50/156 bridge in Garden City.
High Wind, Ford
- When
- October 23, 1:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Dodge City Regional airport.
High Wind, Finney
- When
- October 23, 1:59 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Garden City Regional airport.
High Wind, Ellis
- When
- October 23, 2:09 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Hays airport.
High Wind, Morton
- When
- October 23, 2:29 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Elkhart airport.
Wildfire, Rush
- When
- October 23, 2:30 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A grass and brush fire progressed just of Nekoma.
Wildfire, Trego
- When
- October 23, 2:53 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trego forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A grass and brush fire progressed just southeast of Wakeeney.
High Wind, Scott
- When
- October 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observed at the Scott State Lake mesonet site.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Wildfire and High Wind in Nebraska, October 23 to 24, 2022$830,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Puerto Rico, October 23 to 27, 2022$220,000 · 19 events
- High Wind in Colorado, October 23, 2022$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, October 23, 20222 in hail · 11 events
- High Wind in Kansas, October 23, 202255 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, October 23, 20221.25 in hail · 7 events
- High Wind in Texas, October 23, 202258 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in Colorado, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 5 events
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, October 23 to 24, 20224 events
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 23 to 24, 20224 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, October 23 to 24, 20223 events
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: 1060996, 1060997, 1060999, 1061000, 1061001, 1061002, 1061003, 1061004, 1061005, 1061007, 1061008, 1060991, 1061009, 1060994, 1061010, 1061011, 1061012, 1061013, 1061014, 1060993, 1060992, 1061015.