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Flood — Cherokee, KS

Feb 7, 2019

Isolated hail and flooding occurred from severe storms as they moved across southeastern Kansas and into southwestern Missouri. Along with the isolated severe weather, temperatures were below freezing resulting in significant ice accumulations. The heaviest freezing rain and ice accumulations occurred during the late evening of the February 6th into the morning hours of February 7.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 797038). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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