May 31, 2022
An extremely unstable airmass was in place across southern Kansas on May 31st as storms erupted along a stationary front from western Oklahoma into southern Kansas. Storms quickly became severe producing very large hail along with a couple brief tornadoes. In addition, they also produced very heavy rain that caused flash flooding along with subsequent river flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1025092). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sedgwick County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.