Trego Center, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in WaKeeney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67672. The Survey maps it on the Trego Center quadrangle.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Ellis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Trego Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hays quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Trego Center between 2017 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 25 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Trego County | 017-027 |
| 3 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 26 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Trego Center: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siebert Sand Pit & Plant No.1b | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wiles Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 124 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trego Center in 124 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 78 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 6 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Hail | Trego Center | $25,000 | All of the west windows broken out of a house. The hail was part of a swath 7 miles wide that tracked along a line from the Gove county border from section 19-14-25 to the southeast corner of the county. Over 50,000 acres of native grass were mowed down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Trego Center | $10,000 | Nearly $2 million damage to crops occurred across the county. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | $2,000 | Camper was overturned but there were no injuries. Location was at Cedar Bluff reservoir. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | $2,000 | Four inch diameter limbs blown down. Shingles blown off roof. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | $1,500 | A hay shed was knocked over by the high wind. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | A report of 1.88 inches of rain was received through CocoRahs. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Trego Center | - | The emergency manager reported flash flooding and washed out roads, with hay bales carried by the water into the road, near Page Creek Bridge. Time estimated via radar and flood guidance. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | A report of 2.34 inches of rainfall was reported through Cocorahs. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Four to six inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be gusting to as high as 60 MPH. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Trego Center | - | This tornado was video taped crossing US Highway 283. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be gusting to 70 MPH. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | Rainfall of 3.27 inches was reported. |
| August 2012 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | The rain gauge with a capacity of 8 inches was overflowing. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | Rainfall of 2.55 inches was measured. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Trego Center | - | South Downer creek was out of it's banks. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Trego Center | - | This tornado passed over wide open spaces. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | A mobile home was knocked off it's foundation an a farm shed was flattened. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Trego Center | - | Rainfall of 2.80 inches fell overnight. There was standing water but no flooding. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Trego Center | - | Early on this tornado had a small area of contact with the earth, passing across Cedar Bluff Reservoir but did eventually become bigger and appeared to be much stronger north of the lake. It did not strike anything directly. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Trego Center | - | This was a landspout that did not hit anything. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F3) | Trego Center | - | Significant damage was done to several farms, outbuildings and trees. One 1500 pound heifer was thrown 1/4 mile. The tornado actually made a loop traveling back west, south then back to the north and it dissipated rather rapidly (from video). Some of the structures were protected in a ravine but still sustained major damage. Several cottonwood trees with six foot diameter trunks were pulled out of the ground. This tornado did high-end F3 damage. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Trego Center | - | This tornado damaged trees, outbuildings and the roof to a house. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Trego Center | - | This tornado did not hit anything. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Trego Center | - | This tornado was observed by Doppler on Wheels and it did not hit anything. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Large tree limbs were blown down and a tree was blown over in a wind break |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | Six to eight inch diameter tree branches were broken. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Trego Center | - | Water was reported over a county road. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Trego Center | - | Water was reported over a county road. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Trego Center | - | Water flowing over highway 283. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Trego Center | - | Six and one half inches of rain in 2 hours. Home surrounded by flowing water from page creek. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Trego Center | - | Had 50 mph wind with the hail. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Trego Center | - | Hail lasted 15 minutes and covered the ground. Ninety percent of the wheat was destroyed. Farmers in the area had expected the yield on the wheat to be the best ever, before the hail hit. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Trego Center | - | Nearly $2 million damage to crops occurred across the county. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Trego Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trego Center | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122557624 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475164. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.





