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Flash Flood — Labette, KS

May 7, 2007

A powerful but slow moving storm system that brought numerous tornadoes to Central and Southwest Kansas also brought significant flooding to parts of Central Kansas. The storms that produced the tornadoes on May 4th-5th brought with them very heavy rain. More storms tracked over nearly the same places on May 5th and into May 6th which when added to the rain from the previous night caused significant flash flooding and eventually record river flooding at Haven in Reno County. Moderate river flood

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 34208). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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