Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Parsons Katy Hospital, located at 400 Katy Ave. in Parsons, Kansas, was built during 1921-1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article Parsons Katy Hospital, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Labette County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Parsons Katy Hospital between 2015 and 2018, burning about 145 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 318 |
| 11 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Labette County | 18 |
| 9 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Labette County | 15 |
| 9 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180025 |
| 23 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180423 |
| 11 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Labette County | 13 |
| 10 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Labette County | 134 |
| 9 March 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Labette County | 90 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parsons, the town this property stands in, in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 55 thunderstorm wind, 42 hail, 12 flash flood, 9 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Parsons | $540,000 | Extremely heavy rainfall from the end of June into early July caused flash flooding throughout Labette County. The flash flooding and the ensuing river flooding resulted in 2 homes being destroyed and 11 others suffering major damage. This resulted in roughly 540 thousand dollars in damage. Major flooding was observed at Parsons and Oswego. Parsons recorded a crest of 35.05 feet while Oswego recorded a crest of 30.0 feet. These crests were 14.05 feet and 13 feet above flood stage respectively. The Neosho fell blow flood stage on the July 7th at both locations. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Parsons | $350,000 | A car trying to get away from flood water was swept off a road leading to a water rescue. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $250,000 | Several trees, limbs and power lines were downed in the Parsons area. Some of the downed power lines caused fires, but they were extinguished fairly rapidly. Property damage was limited mainly to trees and limbs falling on homes and other structures. Roof damage occurred to a handful of structures from winds peeling back a portion of the roof. Substantial water damage occurred inside at least one of the structures due to rain falling onto a heavily damaged roof. The Parsons Sun contributed to this report. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $180,000 | Several large trees were knocked all over town as thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph moved through the area. The storms also knocked down 20 power poles all over town. The strong winds also caused minor roof damage to numerous businesses. The trees and debris fell on houses and cars throughout the town. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $120,000 | Several trees, limbs and power lines were knocked down from Big Hill Lake, Mound Valley and Parsons. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $50,000 | There was unspecified structural damage to a building at the Highway 400/Wallace Rd. Intersection. Power outages were reported across much of Northern Labette County. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $50,000 | Substantial damage sustained to hangar as well as damage to rear landing gear and tail section of a Cessna 170 housed inside. |
| April 1999 | Lightning | Parsons | $35,000 | Lightning struck a single-story, woodframed house, setting it afire. Though the house was a total loss, no one was injured. The lightning strike also damaged an apartment located directly behind the house. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $25,000 | Downed limbs, some of which entangled with power lines, resulted in power outages. The Parsons Sun contributed to this narrative. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Parsons | $25,000 | Initially striking the roof, the lightning traveled down a bedroom wall then "jumped" to another room. South end of attic heavily damaged, the bulk of which was to insulation. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $25,000 | Widespread tree and power line damage, including a few trees that were uprooted, one of which fell onto a house. Area newspapers contributed to this report. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $25,000 | Downed limbs onto power lines resulted in power outages to approximately 500 residences, of which 81 were still without power the following morning. Time is estimated based on arrival of thunderstorms into northward-neighboring Neosho County. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $25,000 | The following property was damaged: Siding was ripped from a house, metal roofing was ripped from the tops of two small businesses, a temporary wall at a building supply proved to be just that as it was blown down, and a sign that had been set with 4-inch metal pipes was bent over. In addtion, damage to trees and power lines was widespread. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $21,000 | Two windows were blown out and a portion of the roof was peeled back at a radio station and sporting goods store in downtown. The resulting rain from the open roof and windows soaked the radio equipment at the radio station and soaked half the inventory of the store. The equipment damage kept two radio staitons off the air over the weekend. A very large tree also fell on a house. 1100 residents were without power for awhile. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Parsons | $20,000 | Unspecified number of power poles struck, severing power to 586 residences. By approximately 10 AM the following morning, power had been restored to all but 20 residences. Times of incidents are approximate. Narrative courtesy of Parsons Sun. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $15,000 | Widespread tree damage was reported across town. Some damage occurred to the Emergency Operations Center in Parsons. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Parsons | $10,000 | Over four inches of rainfall caused several roads to be flooded or barricaded across the city including 12th Street, 13th Street, Crawford and North Lincoln Street. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $8,000 | The visitors dugout at Ray Bennett sofball field was destroyed by a thunderstorm wind gust along with a portion of the outfield fence. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $5,000 | This was a delayed report from Twitter of a gas station canopy blown over at the Stockyard Travel Plaza. The time of the event was an estimate from radar. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Parsons | $5,000 | Brief event that caused minor tree damage. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $4,000 | The 70 mph winds blew a large grill off a deck and several tree limbs were knocked down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $1,000 | Minor damage to one house. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Parsons | $1,000 | Breaker at sub-station struck in Southwest Parsons, severing power to ~1,400 people. Power restored at 0407 CST. (Narrative courtesy Parsons Sun.) |
| May 2011 | Hail | Parsons | $500 | The very large hail blew out a deputy's car windshield. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | $500 | Minor tree damage occurred. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Parsons | $100 | Several water rescues were reported across the county primarily in the Parsons area. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Parsons | $100 | Numerous low water crossings were flooded across the county. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Parsons | $100 | Various low water crossings were flooded across the county. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Parsons | $100 | Water was over numerous low water crossings. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Parsons | - | Numerous streets were flooded with 4.41 inches of rainfall measured. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Parsons | - | A car was swept off of the road due to flowing water. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Multiple trees and power lines were downed in Parsons. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Dime sized hail was reported along with 70 mph winds. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Report of a tree uprooted in the 1400 block of Morton Avenue. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | It was reported that trees and power lines were down. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Parsons | - | Law enforcement reported nickel sized hail. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Parsons | - | Trained spotter reported one inch hail. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Parsons | - | A Cocorahs station in Parsons, Kansas, reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 5.40 inches. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Parsons | - | A Coop observer in Parson, Kansas, reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 7.75 inches. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Parsons | - | A Coop observer 1 mile northwest of Parsons reported 3.56 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Parsons | - | Flooding was reported on 10th Street in Parsons. The report came in via social media. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Parsons | - | Very heavy rains forced several water rescues from folks driving into low water crossings. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Parsons | - | This was a 24 hour rain total of 6.53 inches. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Several large diameter tree limbs were downed. A significant amount of tree damage was also noted in and around Parsons. Winds were estimated at around 70 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | A peak wind gust at a mesonet site on the north side of Parsons. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Parsons | - | Flooding occurred along a road near the 26,000th St./N. 10th St. intersection. The segment was closed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | A trained spotter reported the gust. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Parsons | - | Delayed report of one inch hail. A picture was sent in via facebook. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | A few reports of power lines being blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Measured by official observing equipment. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | No damage was reported. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Power lines were blown down on the west side of town. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Winds were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | No damage was reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Two small trees were uprooted. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Parsons | - | The hail was nickel to quarter size. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parsons | - | Tree limbs and power lines were reported down in the community. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Parsons | - | Very brief tornado touchdown over open country. The tornado width was 50 yards. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Parsonian Hotel, The | 1.2 miles | 2015 |
 | Carnegie Library | 1.3 miles | 1976 |
| Labette Creek Tributary Bridge | 2.4 miles | 1985 | |
| Oakwood Cemetery | 2.6 miles | 2024 | |
| Parsons Filled Arch Bridge | 3.4 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001482 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Labette County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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