Jun 5, 2008
A powerful late Spring upper-level system moved into the Central Plains during the early afternoon of June 5th. It appeared that a major tornado outbreak would occur from Nebraska into Oklahoma. Instead storms quickly evolved into bowing line segments producing mainly high winds. Isolated very intense winds occurred along mesovortices across portions of South Central Kansas.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 117098). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cowley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.