Kansas, 2000

Lightning Strike in Kansas, February 22, 2000

February 22, 2000 · NWS ICT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Wichita radar (KICT), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:14 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, McPherson

When
February 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where
McPherson County, Mc Pherson
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One house received extensive damage, mainly to the wiring and interior walls. Forked in appearance, the lightning struck the roof in several places. Travelling thru much of the wiring at the residence, the lightning caused shorts in numerous locations. In two instances, the wiring shorted with such force that sections of sheet rock were blown off a wall and an upstairs bathroom mirror was shattered. In the latter case, shards of mirror were embedded in an opposite wall. No fire resulted nor were there injuries.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5132851.