Jul 4, 2010
Abundant moisture left over from the remnants of Tropical Storm Alex streamed north and interacted with strong upper level dynamics to produce widespread heavy rainfall across Kansas over a three day period. This rainfall event started over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, washing out alot of the festivities associated with the holiday. This heavy rainfall event continued until July 7th, 2010. Numerous rounds of heavy rainfall led to countywide flooding across numerous counties, with some
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 254172). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Reno County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.