Winds around Wichita expected to increase throughout the day. Here s what to expect Michael Stavola, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 14 Winds in the Wichita area are expected to increase throughout the day Thursday with possible afternoon gusts in the 50-60 mph range, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Vanessa Pearce.
The weather system, which is moving east, reached Kansas overnight. A 58 mph gust at 4:03 a.m. at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport was the highest measured as of 11 a.m., she said. The strongest gust measured in the weather system which covers a swath of land from Texas to North Dakota was 99 mph in Glen Haven, Colorado, on Wednesday night, she said.