Drought, Sherman
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
Severe to Extreme drought conditions continued through the month. Rivers and creeks were generally dry across northwest Kansas, and reservoir levels were near record lows.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 GLD wrote it up.
Severe to Extreme drought conditions continued through the month. Rivers and creeks were generally dry across northwest Kansas, and reservoir levels were near record lows. Many counties filed for drought relief as they were designated as Agriculture Disaster Areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cheyenne
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.786, -101.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Decatur
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gove
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gove forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Graham
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Greeley
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Logan
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Norton
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rawlins
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rawlins forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sheridan
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Thomas
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wallace
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wallace forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wichita
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (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
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, August 2000
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: 5172961, 5172962, 5172963, 5172964, 5172965, 5172966, 5172967, 5172968, 5172969, 5172970, 5172971, 5172972, 5172973.