May 26, 2023
In the late morning of the 25th, a line of storms from eastern Kansas restrengthened as they slowly moved northwest. These storms dumped upwards of 6 inches of rain near Hoxie and caused flooding in various locations in northwest Kansas. As the day progressed, more storms began firing to the west from the outflow of this initial system. In the afternoon of the 25th, these new slow moving, high precipitation thunderstorms forming across eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas moved northeast. Overn
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1099009). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rawlins County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.