Grigston, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Keystone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67871. The Survey maps it on the Grigston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Grigston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
32 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grigston in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | Thunderstorms winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Grigston | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | Dime sized hail fell during the wind. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Grigston | - | Rainfall was 2.18 inches. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 80 MPH. Two vehicles had windows blown out and every wind on the west side of the house had windows blown out by the high wind. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Grigston | - | Although the condensation funnel only was halfway to the ground, there was brief contact with the ground. |
| October 2008 | Hail | Grigston | - | The hail was estimated to range from pea to quarter sized. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Grigston | - | Rainfall of 2.50 inches was reported. |
| June 2007 | Heavy Rain | Grigston | - | Rainfall of 1.30 inches fell in 30 minutes and totaled 2.00 inches for the event. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | The wind was accompanied by a large dust cloud. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | 4 to 6 inch tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Grigston | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Scott City | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Hutchins | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Shallow Water | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Chevron | 15.7 miles | 10 | |
| Modoc | 19.3 miles | 10 | |
| Pence | 22.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484562. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



