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Flood — Chautauqua, KS

Oct 8, 2018

Abundant low level moisture streamed north into most of the Kansas during the evening and overnight hours of October 8th. 2018. As the warm front associated with the main low pressure area in the southern plains moved north, widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms developed across much of southern and southeast Kansas. The stalled warm front, led to numerous rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall, with numerous reports of flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 787626). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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