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Flash Flood — Jewell, KS

Jun 19, 2010

Featuring both a morning and evening round of severe thunderstorms, Saturday the 19th was one of the most active severe weather days of 2010 across parts of North Central Kansas. The first round of severe storms, in the form of a MCS, rolled from west to east across the area within a few hours after sunrise. This complex of storms first organized across Northeast Colorado and Southwest Nebraska shortly after midnight, before rolling east-southeast into North Central Kansas. These storms were sli

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 239044). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jewell, KS

This event is one of many recorded floods in Jewell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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