High Wind, Norton
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Norton forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 1996
High winds and extreme cold hit the area during midday and lasted through early morning. Winds over 60 mph damaged signs, roofs, trees, and fences.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
High winds and extreme cold hit the area during midday and lasted through early morning. Winds over 60 mph damaged signs, roofs, trees, and fences. Many water pipes froze with wind chills around 60 degrees below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Thomas
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Graham
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gove
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gove forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wichita
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cheyenne
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.786, -101.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rawlins
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rawlins forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Decatur
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM CST to January 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sherman
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to January 18, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wallace
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to January 18, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wallace forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Greeley
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to January 18, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Texas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, January 1996
Sources
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: 5546707, 5546709, 5546710, 5546711, 5546713, 5546714, 5546716, 5546717, 5546718, 5546719, 5546708, 5546712, 5546715.