May 27, 2016
During the afternoon thunderstorms developed along a warm front over Greeley and Wichita counties. These storms slowly moved westward along the nearly stationary front. With an upper level disturbance overhead, the setup was favorable for the development of landspout tornadoes. Three landspouts were reported, two in Greeley county and one in Wichita county. The landspouts were short-lived and no damage was reported from them. Further north a strong thunderstorm produced nickel size hail nor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 633936). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Greeley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.