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Flash Flood — Wichita, KS

May 21, 2016

Late in the afternoon through the evening a slow moving group of severe storms moved through part of Northwest Kansas underneath an upper level disturbance. This setup was favorable for the development of four weak, short-lived tornadoes in Wichita county. Since the tornadoes remained in open country no damage was reported with them. Large hail was very common with these storms. The largest hail size was 4.25 inches in diameter reported in south central Logan County. The prolonged heavy rai

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 633782). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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