Strong Wind, Finney
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Strong Wind in Kansas, November 2 to 27, 1997
4 strong wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 6
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.
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:38 UTC.
Event by event
4 strong wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Ellis
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lane
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lane forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Trego
- When
- November 2, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trego forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A deep low pressure center brought a strong north wind to the area. Garden City had a gust to 58 mph while Hays had a gust to 54 mph. Slightly lower speeds were noted elsewhere.
Hail, Comanche
- When
- November 27, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 4 mi NW of Coldwater
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -99.380
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- November 27, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 9 mi E of Greensburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -99.130
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, November 2, 1997
- Hurricane in Guam, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 2 to 3, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, November 1997
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: 5626560, 5626561, 5626562, 5626563, 5626564, 5626565.