Lightning, Edwards
- When
- September 4, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, Trousdale
- Coordinates
- 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaged a well and the wiring in an auto shop.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, September 4 to 15, 1997
23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
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), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:12 UTC.
Event by event
23 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton
- When
- September 6, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Stanton County, 8 mi NW of Manter
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -101.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- September 8, 3:58 PM MST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 12 mi SE of Syracuse
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -101.600
Hail, Kearny
- When
- September 8, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny County, 12 mi SW of Lakin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -101.400
Hail, Grant
- When
- September 8, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 9 mi NW of Ulysses
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -101.480
Hail, Stevens
- When
- September 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens County, 10 mi N of Hugoton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -101.350
Hail covered the ground.
Hail, Stevens
- When
- September 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens County, 6 mi SE of Hugoton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -101.270
Hail covered the ground.
Hail, Edwards
- When
- September 9, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, Kinsley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.920, -99.420
Hail, Finney
- When
- September 12, 4:03 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 2 mi S of Friend
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.230, -100.920
Hail, Finney
- When
- September 12, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 15 mi ESE of Friend
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.180, -100.670
Hail covered the ground.
Hail, Trego
- When
- September 12, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Trego County, 21 mi S of Collyer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -100.120
Hail, Finney
- When
- September 12, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 5 mi N of Kalvesta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.150, -100.230
Hail, Finney
- When
- September 12, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Kalvesta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -100.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Finney
- When
- September 12, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, Kalvesta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -100.230
Hail, Ness
- When
- September 12, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ness County, Utica
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -100.170
Flash Flood, Finney
- When
- September 12, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Finney County, 2 mi S of Kalvesta
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway 23 flooded.
Hail, Hodgeman
- When
- September 12, 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- Hodgeman County, 14 mi W of Jetmore
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -100.150
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 2 mi NW of Dodge City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -100.050
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:32 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 3 mi WNW of Dodge City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -100.070
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 7:58 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 8:03 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Dodge City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.020
Flash Flood, Ford
- When
- September 12, 9:45 PM CST to September 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 1 mi W of Dodge City
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
7 to 10 inches of rain fell in about a four hour period causing extensive flash flooding across the southern portion of Dodge City. 200 homes and businesses were flooded. 1000 people were evacuated from their homes.
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 9:51 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 5 mi S of Dodge City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -100.020
Hail, Ford
- When
- September 12, 10:57 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, 1 mi W of Dodge City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -100.030
Hail, Trego
- When
- September 15, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trego County, 5 mi SE of Cedar Bluff Res
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -99.730
Hail, Ness
- When
- September 15, 2:05 AM CST
- Where
- Ness County, 3 mi N of Brownell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.670, -99.730
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in California, September 4, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, September 4 to 5, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 4, 1997
- Cold in Ohio, September 4 to 5, 1997
- Cold in Kentucky, September 4 to 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 4, 1997
- Cold in Virginia, September 4 to 5, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, September 4, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 4 to 5, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 4, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 4, 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: 5619886, 5619887, 5619888, 5619889, 5619890, 5619891, 5619892, 5619893, 5619894, 5619895, 5619896, 5619897, 5619898, 5619899, 5619966, 5619967, 5619968, 5619969, 5619970, 5619971, 5619972, 5619973, 5619974, 5619975, 5619976, 5619977, 5619978, 5619979, 5619980, 5619981.