Kansas, 2000

Drought in Kansas, July 1 to 31, 2000

July 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS GLD · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

Drought conditions were in the Severe Category to near Extreme Category for most of the month. Non-irrigated crops succumbed due to the dry weather and lack of sub-soil moisture.

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.

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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.

Drought conditions were in the Severe Category to near Extreme Category for most of the month. Non-irrigated crops succumbed due to the dry weather and lack of sub-soil moisture. Rivers and creeks were generally dry across northwest Kansas.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

13 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Cheyenne

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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, Sherman

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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, Thomas

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 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.

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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: 5163274, 5163275, 5163276, 5163277, 5163278, 5163279, 5163280, 5163281, 5163282, 5163283, 5163284, 5163285, 5163286.