Thunderstorm Wind, Norton
- When
- September 8, 9:14 PM CST
- Where
- Norton County, Norton
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -99.880
66 mph gust recorded at Norton School KSN Weatherlab.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 8, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Norton
- When
- September 8, 9:48 PM CST
- Where
- Norton County, Lenora
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -100.000
58 mph gust recorded at Lenora School. Higher gusts likely across town with numerous tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter down. One 12 inch diameter tree blown over.
Hail, Graham
- When
- September 8, 10:02 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 5 mi N of Penokee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -99.970
Hail accompanied by 40 to 45 mph wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Graham
- When
- September 8, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Graham County, 4 mi ENE of St Peter
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -100.020
Estimated 75 to 85 mph wind blew off quonset building door.
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Utah, September 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 8, 1997
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, September 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 8, 1997
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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: 5617558, 5617560, 5617559, 5617561.