Oct 4, 1998
Thunderstorms on the evening of October 4th produced very heavy rainfall resulting in major flash flooding over the Kansas counties of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Up to 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in a three hour period between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM CDT. In Lenexa, KS, over 5 inches of rain fell between 7:00 PM and 8:15 PM. The heavy rainfall with these evening thunderstorms fell on top of an already rain soaked soil from 1 to 3 inches of rain that had fallen over the region earlier in th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5673240). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Johnson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.