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Flash Flood — Cherokee, KS

May 6, 2019

Two clusters of strong to severe storms that developed to the west and northwest of the Ozarks affected southeast Kansas into west central Missouri. The first occurred during the early morning hours of the 6th and the second round moved pretty much the same area on the late evening of the 6th into the early morning of the 7th. These storms produced hail up to the size of half dollars and wind gusts to 60 mph. Rainfall accumulations averaged around one and a half to two inches in this region, wit

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 823164). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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