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| event_type | Dust Storm |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 997,439 |
| episode_id | 164,594 |
| begin_utc | 2021-12-15T17:21:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2021-12-15T21:15:00+00:00 |
| state | KANSAS |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | THOMAS |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 1 |
| wfo_source | 911 Call Center |
| episode_narrative | During the morning to mid-afternoon hours, an intense low pressure system moved away from the Colorado Front Range and across the Central High Plains. This system was responsible for generating two rounds of high winds in Northwest Kansas. The high winds gusted between 58 to 120 mph over a period of approximately 6.5 hours, creating high wind damage across majority of Northwest Kansas. ||The two rounds of high winds were able to generate dust storms; one ahead of the cold front, and another round as the cold front moved east-northeast across South-Central Colorado into Northwest Kansas. The high winds and blowing dust created hazardous travel conditions across the Central High Plains, prompting a several hour closure of I-70 from the Colorado state line to Salina, Kansas and numerous state highways in Western Kansas. Numerous accidents were reported on roadways across the area prior to the closures due to reduced visibility and/or blow overs due to the winds. The high winds were also able to spark several fires across Northwest Kansas causing damages to three homes, several vehicles, power poles, outbuildings, fences, and fields while also causing one fatality. As the front moved into Central Kansas, showers and a few thunderstorms developed along the front producing penny sized hail in Sheridan County. |
| event_narrative | Two rounds of high winds with estimated wind gusts up to 110 mph created a dust storm with visibility reductions varying from brown out conditions to 1 mile for several hours. Numerous accidents were reported along I-70 and other roadways across the county including a minor injury accident involving two semi trucks on US Highway 83 near the town of Rexford. |
| year | 2,021 |
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