Drought, Anderson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 1999
3 degrees above normal. Outdoor activities, normally brought to an end by this time of year, continued through most of the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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 TOP wrote it up.
Extreme dryness and above normal warmth persisted throughout the month over all of northeast Kansas.Topeka recorded the warmest November on record with an average monthly temperature of 51.3 degrees, 8.3 degrees above normal. Outdoor activities, normally brought to an end by this time of year, continued through most of the month. The extreme dryness caused a serious problem for crops, particularly winter wheat. The dryness also contributed to an above normal number of grass fires in rural areas. Rivers and streams also ran at below normal levels.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Brown
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cloud
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Coffey
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dickinson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Douglas
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Franklin
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Geary
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jackson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lyon
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marshall
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Morris
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Nemaha
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Osage
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ottawa
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pottawatomie
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Republic
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Republic forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Riley
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Shawnee
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wabaunsee
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Washington
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -97.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 22, 1999
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, November 1999
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: 5723536, 5723537, 5723538, 5723539, 5723540, 5723541, 5723542, 5723543, 5723544, 5723545, 5723546, 5723547, 5723548, 5723549, 5723550, 5723551, 5723552, 5723553, 5723554, 5723555, 5723556, 5723557, 5723558.