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Tribune, Kansas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Tribune Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67879. The Survey maps it on the Tribune quadrangle. 772 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,612 feet above sea level.

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Tribune within Greeley County

On record in Tribune

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Tribune grew from 741 to 772 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010741
2020772+31 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Tribune in 2017, burning under an acre in total. None 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/undetermined3
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGreeley County39
28 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGreeley County29
27 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGreeley County28
18 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGreeley County8

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greeley County

Storms near this place

60 of 266 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tribune in 266 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 182 hail, 59 thunderstorm wind, 19 tornado, 5 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1994HailTribune$500,000Hail (2.75 inch) was also reported 5 S Tribune at 2048 CST. The hail knocked holes in roofs, damaged windshields, and farm machinery.
July 1995HailTribune$400,000Large hail, high winds, and excessive rainfall caused extensive damage to wheat, corn and farm buildings. The wheat was only a week away from being harvested. USDA reports the heaviest hail damage was in a five mile wide strip across the northern and eastern sections of the county.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindTribune$81,000Shed damaged and 4 grain bins destroyed and thrown 800 yards. Wind speeds estimated.
May 1999HailTribune$50,000no account filed
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Tribune$25,000Tornado began 5 WSW of Tribune and continued into Wallace county, Kansas, crossing the county border near Road 10. EF0 damage occurred in Greeley county. After the tornado crossed into Wallace county, it damaged three unoccupied mobile/modular homes producing EF1 damage. The tornado continued to 3 S of Weskan before dissipating. Other minor damage occurred along the path, however no homes were affected.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindTribune$10,000Mobile home destroyed, windows broken in house, shed blown over.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindTribune$10,000Two grain bins damaged, several trees uprooted.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindTribune$6,250Four to six inch diameter tree branches broken from numerous trees. Wind speeds estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindTribune$5,000Grain bins suffered minor damage, tree knocked over.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindTribune$1,500A tree was blown down in town from the thunderstorm winds.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindTribune$1,500Numerous tree limbs down in Tribune with a few whole trees felled in the northeast part of town.
August 2021HailTribune$1,000Multiple reports received of hail ranging from quarter size up to 3.5-inches in diameter in Tribune. A few car windshields were reported broken by the hail. Time is radar-estimated.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindTribune$1,000Power poles down
June 2002Thunderstorm WindTribune$1,000Power poles down
June 2012Thunderstorm WindTribune$500A 6 inch diameter Russian Olive tree was blown over.
April 2010HailTribune$250The public reported that the hail broke a window.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTribune-Emergency manager reported a block to a block and a half visibility due to dust associated with thunderstorm outflow. Local mesonet winds were recorded around 45 mph gusts.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTribune-Trained spotter estimates winds around 58 mph. Supported by sending in a video.
August 2025HailTribune-Various hail sizes noted with the largest being up to golf ball sized.
May 2024HailTribune-Greeley county dispatch reported pea to nickel sized hail in Tribune.
April 2024HailTribune-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was ongoing for a duration of 2 minutes.
April 2024HailTribune-Trained spotter report via social media with photos and video of quarter to half dollar size hail.
May 2024HailTribune-Public report of around 1 inch diameter hail in Tribune.
April 2024HailTribune-Multiple reports at the location of dime to penny sized hail.
June 2024HailTribune-Greeley county dispatch and the public reported quarter size hail in Tribune. The hail lasted around 20 minutes and also accumulated to around 0.75 inches.
August 2024HailTribune-Dime to penny sized hail fell over a duration of 10 minutes.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindTribune-Weatherlink station 8 NNE Tribune, KS reported a gust of 58 MPH.
June 2023HailTribune-Spotter reports hail up to pennies in size covering the ground at location via social media. The hail was reported to have fallen over a 15 minute duration.
June 2023HailTribune-Reported ping pong ball to slightly larger hail. Photos sent via social media of measured hail 1.25 to 1.75 inches in diameter.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTribune-Report of railroad crossing arm broken off at main street in Tribune. Nearby Tribune AWOS observation recorded 68 mph wind gusts a couple of minutes later.
May 2022HailTribune-Pea to quarter sized hail fell over a duration of three minutes in the city of Tribune, Kansas.
July 2021HailTribune-Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell in the city of Tribune over a duration of five minutes.
August 2020HailTribune-Ping pong ball sized hail transitioning to golf ball sized hail reported at location.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindTribune-Mesonet measured a 62 mph wind gusts.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindTribune-Reported in town.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindTribune-Unknown number of trees up to a foot in diameter were uprooted from straight-line winds.
June 2017HailTribune-The largest hailstones ranged from half dollar to golf ball size. Many of the hailstones were nearly double the size of a quarter.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindTribune-Estimated wind gusts of 60 MPH occurred along with dime size hail.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTribune-Branches up to two and a half inches in diameter were broken off the trees in town.
April 2015HailTribune-Nickel size hail 2 inches deep fell on Highway 27. The snowplows had to be dispatched to clear the highway.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindTribune-Law enforcement measured the wind gust with a hand-held anemometer at Highway 96 and County Road 7. Near zero visibility also occurred in blowing dirt as the storm outflow passed.
June 2014HailTribune-Hail report received via The Spotter Network.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Tribune-Rope tornado viewed from approximately 5 miles south of Tribune. Tornado location estimated from Doppler radar near Rd 20/Rd N.
June 2013HailTribune-Estimated time of report based on radar.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindTribune-Law enforcement measured a 74 mph gust with a hand held anemometer about two miles south of the Greeley-Wallace county line on Highway 27.
June 2010HailTribune-Heavy rain was also reported, including a brief power outage in town.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindTribune-Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph along with 1-inch diameter hail.
July 2010Flash FloodTribune-Eight inches of water flowing over roads in town.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindTribune-Visibility was briefly reduced to four miles.
August 2009HailTribune-Heavy rain was also reported along with the golf ball sized hail.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindTribune-Several one to two inch diameter branches were down in the yard.
June 2008HailTribune-Hails was reported to be covering the ground.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Tribune-Large, dusty tornado was on the ground about 20 minutes, and remained over open fields.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindTribune-Severe wind gust associated with an apparent heat burst. Temperature rose from 77F to 95F and winds gusted to 58 kts from the SE around 8 am MDT in Tribune. The dewpoint dropped from 66F to 34F during the event. No known damage.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Tribune-Law enforcement dashboard video showed large tornado in extreme western portion of Greeley county near the Kiowa county Colorado border with little or no damage noted due to low population density. Location estimated from Doppler radar circulation. This tornado began in Kiowa county near Towner and moved into Greeley county near Road L, moved NNE and dissipated just south of the Wallace county line.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Tribune-Tornado crossed into southern Greeley county from extreme northern Hamilton county and moved north, dissipating 7 miles SSW of Tribune. Tornado traveled over open county. No damage reports were received.
March 2007HailTribune-Hail lasted two minutes.
July 2006Tornado (F0)Tribune-Over open fields ... no known damage.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindTribune-Numerous 6-inch diameter tree limbs reported down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindTribune-4 to 6 inch diameter limbs broken

Every storm recorded in Greeley County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Horace2.1 miles8
Unified Government of Greeley County (balance)2.9 miles8
Whitelaw4.0 miles8
Astor8.0 miles8
Walkinghood11.7 miles8
Kanco15.4 miles14

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.

Wikipedia article on TribuneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1917357The 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 471491. 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.

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.