Kansas, 2000

High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000

March 8, 2000 · NWS DDC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Scott

When
March 8, 10:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph)
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Grain bin damaged, truck overturned and tree fell on a house.

High Wind, Pratt

When
March 8, 10:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Pratt forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree fell on a car.

High Wind, Lane

When
March 8, 10:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lane forecast zone
Measured
64 kt (74 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damage was done to buildings and trees in the Dighton area. A golf cart storage building was heavily damaged...several trucks were overturned and there was also roof damage.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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: 5137323, 5137324, 5137325.