Kansas, 2022

Drought in Kansas, October 18 to 31, 2022

October 18 to 31, 2022 · NWS EAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across portions of eastern Kansas by October 18th and continuing through the end of the month.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 EAX wrote it up.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across portions of eastern Kansas by October 18th and continuing through the end of the month.

The radar

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Event by event

2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atchison

When
October 18, 7:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Atchison County by October 18th and continuing through the remainder of the month.

Drought, Doniphan

When
October 18, 7:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Doniphan forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
39.788, -95.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Doniphan County by October 18th and continuing through the remainder of the month.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1059273, 1059274.