Jul 4, 2007
A stationary front draped itself across South Central Kansas with abundant moisture to work with. Afternoon heating allowed for widespread thunderstorms to form which lasted well into the evening. Mother Nature created her own fireworks display with impressive lighting. The thunderstorms produced some strong winds in Reno and Butler Counties and hail in Marion County. With much of the area recovering from heavy rain just a few days prior, flash flooding was also a byproduct of these storms.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 50266). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sumner County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.