Jul 14, 2017
Regardless of an extremely weak flow aloft across the Western High Plains during the period, showers and thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon/evening in the vicinity of a frontal boundary that remained near and along the vicinity of the Oklahoma border. Steep low/mid level lapse rates, sufficient instability, and increased forcing near the boundary created conditions favorable for isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm|development.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 716963). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Seward County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.