May 6, 2015
Thunderstorms developed early this Wednesday afternoon and evening, and predominantly produced tornadoes and flash flooding. Five tornadoes occurred over Jewell County. With no cap in place, scattered thunderstorms began developing as early as the noon hour over north central Kansas. Most storms rapidly became supercellular. These supercells began producing severe weather by 330 p.m. CDT. It was about this time that a short line formed from the Jewell-Smith County line south into Osborne County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 576497). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jewell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.