Oct 8, 2018
Starting on October 6th, the atmosphere set itself up in a pattern conducive to bring a prolonged period of heavy rain to portions of northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The heaviest rain occurred Saturday and Sunday (Oct 6-7). By Tuesday night (October 9th) more than 11 inches of rain fell in and around the Kansas City Metro. Local drought conditions were still in the Extreme to Exceptional category going into the event, so flash flooding was relatively low impact, relegated mostly t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 790222). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Leavenworth County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.