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Flash Flood — Greenwood, KS

Jun 27, 2008

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms ravaged portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas during the overnight hours of June 26th. Thunderstorms initially developed over Nebraska and northern Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 26th. This activity then surged southeast into an increasingly moist and unstable airmass, producing widespread damaging winds, along with areas of very heavy rainfall, which resulted in areas of flooding and flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 113130). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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