Jul 6, 2015
A slow moving cold front led to the development of a line of showers and thunderstorms across the area during the afternoon and evening of July, 6th, 2015. Wet microbursts along the slow moving line led to damaging winds of 70-80 mph across portions of South Central Kansas. Also the slow moving storms led to torrential downpours across portions of the Wichita metro area. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches, produced flash flooding across the heart of the Wichita metro area, includin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 595801). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sedgwick County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.