Apr 27, 2009
A slow moving frontal boundary in conjunction with rich low-level moisture and various upper level disturbances resulted in numerous rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 25th into the evening hours of the 27th across portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas. These storms at times produced the full gamut of severe weather, including large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding. Portions of Marion, Harvey, Butler, Sedgwick and McPherson counties
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 167191). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Neosho County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.