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Flood — Sherman, KS

Jun 7, 2022

Two small lines of storms moved across Northwest Kansas during the evening hours producing thunderstorm wind gusts with damage and large hail up to the size of baseballs. Initially an isolated storm moved into northwest Wallace and Sherman counties from Colorado, producing up to egg sized hail. A line of storms moved southeast into Rawlins and Decatur counties from extreme Southwest Nebraska and continued southeast over portions of Northwest and North-Central Kansas. These storms produced measur

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1036423). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Sherman, KS

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