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Flood — Jackson, MO

Jun 28, 1999

Northwest and west-central Missouri were battered by three separate rounds of thunderstorms on June 27 and 28. The first cluster of storms moved through on the morning of the 27th, producing isolated incidents of wind damage. During the afternoon, storms continued to redevelop over northeastern Kansas and track eastward into west-central Missouri. By late afternoon, the storm track had shifted southward into the Kansas City metro area. These rains on top of already saturated ground began to

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5706460). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jackson, MO

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