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Flood — Jackson, KS

Oct 2, 2005

A record breaking flood event occurred October 1st into October 3rd over a part of Northeast Kansas. Intense rainfall during the late evening of October 1st through the early morning of October 2nd brought six to twelve inches of rain to southern Pottawatomie, northern Shawnee, and much of Jefferson and Jackson counties. An unofficial report of 14.9 inches of rain was recorded on the north edge of Hoyt in southern Jackson County. Fortunately, no deaths were reported but a total of 9 injuries occ

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5476983). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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