A strong mid-upper level trough axis made its way through the Rockies on Friday the 22nd, with a more organized circulation deepening Friday night into early Saturday morning the 23rd as it tracked into the central and northern High Plains. Through the rest of the day on the 23rd this system continued to deepen and become increasingly vertically-stacked, gradually sliding northeast into the central South Dakota/North Dakota border area by that evening. In response to this approaching system, surface low pressure intensified over northeastern Colorado into the southern border of Nebraska/Wyoming on the 22nd, bottoming out around 984 millibars by early evening. With North Central Kansas sandwiched between this surface low and high pressure ridging southward through the entire eastern CONUS, the result was a tightening pressure gradient and intense southerly winds. Sustained southerly speeds of 35-45 MPH and gusts of 45-55 MPH were common across the area by midday on the 22nd.
From early evening and on through the overnight hours, periodic gusts of 55-65 MPH occurred locally, with a peak gust of 65 MPH measured just after 11 p.m. CDT by a mesonet station eight miles north of Bellaire. During the mid-late evening hours, an organized line of thunderstorms developed along the surface cold front over western Nebraska and Kansas, as the main mid-upper level system pushed out of the Rockies into western Nebraska and South Dakota. This activity tracked east through North Central Kansas mainly between 2-6 a.m. CDT on the 23rd. While most of the storms were sub-severe, increasing deep-layer shear and downdraft CAPE values near 1000 J/kg aided in a handful of storms producing severe gusts, including a peak gust of 67 MPH clocked by a mesonet station near Stockton.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 23-APR-22 02:09:00 to 23-APR-22 02:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: STOCKTON
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile south-southwest of Stockton.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 23-APR-22 02:43:00 to 23-APR-22 02:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: SMITH CENTER ARPT
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the Smith Center Airport AWOS.

Thunderstorm Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 23-APR-22 03:18:00 to 23-APR-22 03:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: COVERT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Wind gusts estimated to be near 60-65 MPH blew the roof off of a hay shed.

High Wind in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile west of Logan. Some minor tree damage was reported in Phillipsburg.

High Wind in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles south-southwest of Stockton.

High Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located eight miles north of Bellaire.

High Wind in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times. A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles east of Tipton.

High Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.

High Wind in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 22-APR-22 17:00:00 to 23-APR-22 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained southerly speeds near or exceeding 40 MPH were common during the day based on nearby observations, along with gusts near 60 MPH at times.