Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- September 14, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, St Francis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -101.800
3/4 inch hail also reported in St. Francis at 1722 CST.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 14, 1997
11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 12
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- September 14, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 3 mi S of Wheeler
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -101.720
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- September 14, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 3 mi W of Bird City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -101.580
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- September 14, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 9 mi SE of Bird City
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -101.420
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- September 14, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 14 mi S of Mc Donald
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -101.370
Hail, Thomas
- When
- September 14, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 13 mi NNE of Brewster
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.530, -101.280
Hail, Thomas
- When
- September 14, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 12 mi N of Levant
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -101.200
Hail, Thomas
- When
- September 14, 8:11 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 9 mi NNE of Levant
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.500, -101.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Rawlins
- When
- September 14, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 4 mi N of Atwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -101.050
6 branches up to 2 inches in diameter downed.
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- September 14, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 1 mi N of Beardsley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -101.230
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- September 14, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 3 mi SW of Achilles
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -100.850
Hail, Graham
- When
- September 14, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 6 mi NE of St Peter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -100.000
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
- Flood in Texas, September 14, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 14 to 15, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Utah, September 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 14, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 14, 1997
- High Surf in California, September 14 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 14, 1997
More
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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: 5617573, 5617562, 5617563, 5617564, 5617565, 5617566, 5617567, 5617568, 5617569, 5617572, 5617570, 5617571.