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Flash Flood — Decatur, KS

Jul 29, 2018

The thunderstorm activity from Colorado moved into Northwest Kansas during the mid evening, with a second round moving in from the north in the late evening. The strongest wind reported with these storms was 61 MPH at Oakely, as a second round of storms moved through. The largest hail reported was golf ball size near Gove from the second round of storms.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 775349). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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