Atmospheric pressure -- Record low in Kansas?

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A recent weather observation in Kansas recorded an unprecedented low atmospheric pressure of 28.08 InHg, potentially setting a new state record. This pressure level is comparable to that found in the eye of a hurricane. The unusual weather patterns have led to strong southerly winds and notable incidents, including a semi-truck being blown over in Amarillo, TX, and a train derailment in Logan, NM, attributed to the windstorm. Despite the severe conditions, there were no reported damages to homes, although loose items were displaced. The discussion also highlighted the rapid formation of storm systems and referenced historical weather events, such as the Bristol Channel floods of 1607, which were similarly influenced by extreme atmospheric conditions. Observations of budding trees and blooming flowers indicate the arrival of spring, despite the recent tumultuous weather.
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Here's a print screen from my weather station's computer early this morning. I've never seen this low of atmospheric pressure here in Kansas before. Shortly after midnight the pressure hit a low of 28.08 InHg. :oldsurprised:

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This would be a new record for Kansas, according to https://www.wunderground.com/resources/pressure_records.asp
 
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That's "Eye of a Hurricane" pressure. Your house okay ?
 
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Wow OM Neat graphic,,,,, Don WAS in an eye !

No wonder i had two days of strong southerly wind.

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jim hardy said:
Wow OM Neat graphic,,,,, Don WAS in an eye !
It's very weird scrolling through the hours before the storm formed, as it looked to me like total randomness.
But within something like 6 hours, it was almost perfectly formed.
And it was predicted two days earlier.
No wonder i had two days of strong southerly wind.

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I'm sure everyone by now has seen the video of the semi being blown over in Amarillo TX, and the train derailment near Logan NM.
I'm not sure if I've ever heard of a train being derailed by a windstorm.
(google google google)
Oh good grief. Wiki has an entry for everything: List of wind-related railway accidents
 
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This would be a new record for Kansas, according to https://www.wunderground.com/resources/pressure_records.asp
Wow. Never thought about it being maybe a record low. Now if I could only find those calibration records. :olduhh:
 
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That's "Eye of a Hurricane" pressure. Your house okay ?
Things are okay. I saw no evidence of any damage.

edit: BTW Any damage your way?
 
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Already pulled my barograph chart and put it in "the scrapbook" for Colorado. Don't know that it's the extreme, but impressive, all the same.
 
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BTW Any damage your way?
no damage, just blew some loose stuff around the yard.

Trees budding here, daffodils galore , even some of my bermuda grass seed popping up. How about up your way ?
 
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Trees budding here, daffodils galore , even some of my bermuda grass seed popping up. How about up your way ?
I'm seeing signs of the trees budding. Other than that, nothings close to being green.
 
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Wow ! You certainly had a 'Weather Bomb' !
That would have given a very nasty storm surge on the coast, ~1 cm per mbar plus wind push.

IIRC, something like this has been blamed for the Bristol Channel floods of 1607
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Channel_floods,_1607
{ Take Care when researching this, as both 'old' and 'new' calendars were in use, and a later storm munged some evidence... }
 
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