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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
830 PM MDT Sun Jun 9 2024 /930 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024/


...NWS Damage Survey for 06/08/2024 Burlington Thunderstorm Wind Event...

A destructive thunderstorm produced straight line wind damage from
the Burlington Kit Carson County Airport southeast to the vicinity
of County Road J and 55. The storm began producing 70+ mph winds
7 miles north of Stratton, Colorado, and continued to produce those
wind speeds into the northwest corner of Wallace County, Kansas.

.Burlington Straight Line Wind Event...

Peak Wind E:            112 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1.5 miles
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             June 08, 2024
Start Time:             6:42 PM MDT
Start Location:         2 miles south of Burlington, CO
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2475, -102.2838

End Date:               June 08, 2024
End Time:               7:19 PM MDT
End Location:           12 miles south of Peconic, CO
End Lat/Lon:            39.1493, -102.1424

A swath of straight line damage with estimated gusts of 60 to 112
mph occurred south of Burlington, Colorado towards the southeast
corner of Kit Carson County. Majority of the damage found during
the survey was tree related with various sized branches broken and
a few tree trunks snapped. The strongest gusts estimated at 112
mph occurred south of the airport where six empty 35 foot wide
grain bins were blown off their foundations and tossed up to 850
feet to the south-southeast. Other notable damage included half of
a pivot overturned, tin roof panels torn off a shed, and a
sprayer that was pushed roughly 25 feet away from where it was
parked.


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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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KMK/CA