Drought, Barber
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Kansas, October 28, 2003
An on-going drought that was in its third year continued across most of the area. The state of Kansas declared drought disaster areas with an estimated cost of $275 million for this growing season alone.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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 DDC wrote it up.
An on-going drought that was in its third year continued across most of the area. The state of Kansas declared drought disaster areas with an estimated cost of $275 million for this growing season alone.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Edwards
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ellis
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Finney
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ford
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Grant
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gray
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gray forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hamilton
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Haskell
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hodgeman
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hodgeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kearny
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kearny forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kiowa
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lane
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lane forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Meade
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Meade forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Morton
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ness
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ness forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rush
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Scott
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stafford
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stanton
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Trego
- When
- October 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trego forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.914, -99.873 (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
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- High Wind in Washington, October 28, 2003
- High Wind in Idaho, October 28, 2003
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- High Wind in North Dakota, October 28, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, October 28 to 29, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, October 28, 2003
- Wildfire in Washington, October 28, 2003
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, October 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5335632, 5335633, 5335634, 5335635, 5335636, 5335637, 5335638, 5335639, 5335640, 5335641, 5335642, 5335643, 5335644, 5335645, 5335646, 5335647, 5335648, 5335649, 5335650, 5335651, 5335652.