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Flash Flood — Lyon, KS

May 7, 2007

Another round of heavy rain producing thunderstorms gave flash flooding. The city of Topeka made nearly 500 water rescues due to the flash flooding. The community of Wakarusa also had a few water rescues as well. The accumulation of rain from this episode along with earlier rains the last several days was bringing moderate or greater flooding to some of the major rivers in the area. This river flooding lasted for several more days. The heavy rain episodes of the last several days produced widesp

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 31386). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lyon, KS

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

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