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Flood — Jewell, KS

May 24, 2011

The time frame between the early morning hours of Tuesday the 24th into the day on Wednesday the 25th brought widespread heavy rainfall and flooding to much of North Central Kansas, in what turned out to be the second of three significant heavy rainfall events within a 2-week span. This event unfolded in two distinct waves, with the heaviest accumulations focused from the evening of the 24th into the early morning hours on the 25th. For the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 25th, wides

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 313687). 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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