Jun 18, 2007
Widely scattered, slow moving thunderstorms drifted across the northeastern portion of Kansas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 18th. An extremely moist low level environment, strong low level jet and 850hPa convergence zone over northeast Kansas, and a mid level shortwave passing across the Central Plains combined to help develop showers and thunderstorms that produced very heavy rain, and a rogue hail report. Southern and eastern sections of the County Warning Area were most
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 41550). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.