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Heat — Butler, Kansas

August 17, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Butler

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two football players, one at Circle High School, Towanda, Butler County, and one at Wichita Southeast High School, Sedgwick County, suffered from heat stroke during practice at approximately 15:00 and 10:00, respectively. Both players died at area hospitals the following morning, 08/18/98.

Other notable heat events in Kansas

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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