Mar 30, 2016
A strong mid to upper-deck trough that was located over the Central Great Basin surged east/northeast across the Great Plains throughout the day and that night. This forced a dry line east across South-Central Kansas, where numerous severe thunderstorms developed that afternoon. The severe thunderstorms were prolific hail-producers. Hardest hit was Butler County, most notably in and around El Dorado, where hail that reached 3 inches in diameter bombed a location 1 mile south of El Dorado Lake. A
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 623238). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Montgomery County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.