May 31, 2024
In the late afternoon of the 30th, storms began to fire across eastern Colorado and moved northeast through northwestern Kansas. Later in the night, another round of storms moved east through the area. These rounds of storm produced heavy, prolonged rain in the Colby area, causing minor urban flooding to occur. Between the two rounds of storms, a wake low produced a single gust of 61 MPH.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1176570). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Thomas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.