Drought, Bourbon
- When
- August 10, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bourbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.855, -94.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Kansas, August 10 to 31, 2000
Drought conditions worsened across southeast Kansas in early August, and maintained its intensity through the month. The very abnormally high temperatures by the end of the month, averaging 10 to 12 degrees above normal, also accelerated the already dry conditions over the area.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 SGF wrote it up.
Drought conditions worsened across southeast Kansas in early August, and maintained its intensity through the month. The very abnormally high temperatures by the end of the month, averaging 10 to 12 degrees above normal, also accelerated the already dry conditions over the area. Although short-term dryness, slower crop growth, and fire risk were above average, no significant losses were noted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cherokee
- When
- August 10, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crawford
- When
- August 10, 12:01 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.507, -94.852 (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 10, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Georgia, August 10 to 11, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, August 10 to 11, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, August 10 to 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 10, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 10, 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: 5172340, 5172341, 5172342.