Aug 4, 2013
A couple of large complexes of thunderstorms moved along or just north of a stationary frontal boundary situated over Southern Kansas, during the early morning hours of August 4th and August 5th, 2012. Abundant moisture running over the top of this boundary, and the slow movement and back building of the complex of storms led to widespread flash flooding across portions of Central Kansas from Hutchinson to Newton to the Flint Hills. The hardest hit areas were over Hutchinson, which received 6.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 474337). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rice County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.