Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, August 1997
109 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 1997. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 109
- Busiest day
- August 22, 199732 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 62 min |
| Aug 13, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Geary, Morris | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Wabaunsee | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Shawnee | 65 min |
| Aug 14, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Douglas, Jefferson | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Johnson | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay, Washington | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Marshall | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Nemaha | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 47 min |
| Aug 16, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth | 59 min |
| Aug 16, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Ottawa | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Clay | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Jackson, Pottawatomie | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Dickinson | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TOP | Brown | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 63 min |
| Aug 16, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Leavenworth, Wyandotte | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson | 51 min |
| Aug 18, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee, Rush | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 10:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 63 min |
| Aug 20, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 54 min |
| Aug 20, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman, Reno | 61 min |
| Aug 20, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kiowa | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Comanche | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 64 min |
| Aug 20, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray | 63 min |
| Aug 20, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Gray | 47 min |
| Aug 20, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Meade | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Haskell | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 54 min |
| Aug 21, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 61 min |
| Aug 21, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 62 min |
| Aug 21, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Trego | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 48 min |
| Aug 21, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ness, Rush | 59 min |
| Aug 21, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ellis | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 62 min |
| Aug 21, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pawnee | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 61 min |
| Aug 22, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Scott | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stafford | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Reno | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 61 min |
| Aug 22, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Ford, Hodgeman | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sumner | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 1:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 58 min |
| Aug 22, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Clark | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Kearny | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton, Kearny | 29 min |
| Aug 23, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Stanton | 18 min |
| Aug 28, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 49 min |
| Aug 29, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 65 min |
| Aug 29, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Hamilton | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 5:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 30 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hamilton County7
- Stanton County7
- Clay County6
- Ellsworth County6
- Kearny County5
- Barton County4
- Reno County4
- Pawnee County3
- Nemaha County3
- Rice County3
- Russell County3
- Harper County3
- Stafford County3
- Kingman County3
- Rawlins County3
- Cheyenne County2
- Leavenworth County2
- Wyandotte County2
- Washington County2
- Dickinson County2
- McPherson County2
- Sedgwick County2
- Rush County2
- Pratt County2
- Clark County2
- Gray County2
- Phillips County2
- Ellis County2
- Graham County2
- Wichita County2
- Geary County1
- Morris County1
- Wabaunsee County1
- Shawnee County1
- Douglas County1
- Jefferson County1
- Johnson County1
- Marshall County1
- Ottawa County1
- Jackson County1
26 more counties
- Pottawatomie County1
- Brown County1
- Saline County1
- Marion County1
- Sherman County1
- Logan County1
- Butler County1
- Kiowa County1
- Comanche County1
- Meade County1
- Finney County1
- Haskell County1
- Osborne County1
- Rooks County1
- Decatur County1
- Sheridan County1
- Lincoln County1
- Trego County1
- Ness County1
- Jewell County1
- Scott County1
- Ford County1
- Hodgeman County1
- Sumner County1
- Cowley County1
- Gove County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.