Jul 27, 2016
Severe thunderstorms came in three rounds for this event as numerous upper level disturbances moved over Northwest Kansas. The first round developed during the early afternoon in Wichita county and was confined to one storm which produced golf ball size hail and flash flooding. The next round came during the latter half of the evening, producing hen egg size hail near Atwood and in Rexford, and wind damage in Sharon Springs. The final round came overnight when an estimated gust of 60 MPH was
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 652159). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wichita County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.