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Flood — Jewell, KS

May 19, 2011

Following a short stretch of dry days centered around mid-month, an abrupt transition to a very wet and stormy 24-hour period commenced in North Central Kansas during the early morning hours of Thursday the 19th, followed by a separate, more significant event focused from the evening of the 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th. Although heavy rainfall and flooding was the main story, a brief EF0 tornado touched down on the edge of the Natoma city limits in Osborne County during the even

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 317536). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jewell, KS

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