July 30th Damaging winds across Cowley & Sumner counties...

Overview

On July 30th, a line of quickly moving storms tracked south across central Kansas. These storms strengthened as they approached far southern Kansas and produced damaging winds that caused extensive tree damage across mainly Arkansas City and Wellington. Our initial findings are a swath of 80 mph straight-line wind damage from 2 miles south of Geuda Springs to the OK / KS line. Within this swath, damage patterns suggest multiple weak touchdowns.

Storm info

Storm info:

Wind

		Whoa! One of my friends from Wellington, Kan., captured this tree falling down in the storm this afternoon. Watch them move that truck just in time. Please forgive the language here#KAKENews #kswx @KAKEnews @Ginger_Zee @GMA @ABC @ABCWorldNews pic.twitter.com/BfsXFpIXwh — Annette Lawless (@AnnetteLawless) July 30, 2018	Large tree wind damag in #ArkCity @NWSWichita Stay in your Shelters. pic.twitter.com/NSuoatZ8HH — kc5fm (@kc5fm) July 30, 2018
Severe storm approaching Wellington	Severe storm approaching Arkansas City

Take a look at this photo taken in Arkansas City, KS after the storms rolled through this afternoon. Thank you Paige Bates for sending this to @KSNNews. #kswx #Flooding pic.twitter.com/Tcn9U4nB5W — Emily Younger (@EmilyYoungerKSN) July 30, 2018	Tree damage reported in Wellington. This photo comes from Sandra Carol Mers Clayton. https://t.co/4wSIRVaacX #KAKEnews #KSwx pic.twitter.com/PkpCaYy31W — KAKE Weather (@KAKEweather) July 30, 2018
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