Kansas, 1988Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 17, 1988
August 17, 1988 · NWS TOP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- August 17, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -98.200
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, August 17, 198814 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 17, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 18 events
- Tornado in Colorado, August 17, 1988$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 17, 19882 injured · 82 kt wind · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 17, 19881 injured · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 17, 19881 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 17, 19888 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 17, 198880 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Montana, August 17, 198875 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 17, 19881 event
- Tornado in Texas, August 17, 1988F0 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 17, 19881 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10035340.