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Flash Flood — Greenwood, KS

Jun 3, 2025

Thunderstorms developed across south-central Kansas during the morning hours of June 3rd and slowly moved to the northeast. Additional rounds of thunderstorms developed and trained across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas. Numerous reports of flash-flooding were observed across the area with significant flooding across Sedgwick and Butler counties.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1277424). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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