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Flash Flood — Marion, KS

Jun 13, 2010

A stationary frontal boundary draped across Central Kansas helped lead to the development of showers and thunderstorms across the region late in the afternoon of June 12th, 2010. Abundant moisture along this frontal boundary led to the development of supercell thunderstorms with a few weak tornadoes, which mainly touched down in open fields. The thunderstorms evolved into a line of storms and eventually led to an extended period of heavy rainfall during the overnight hours of June 12th into th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 243629). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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