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Flood — Wilson, KS

May 26, 2019

Severe thunderstorms broke out across Barton & Lincoln Counties in the evening. Then, as evening progressed, the severe thunderstorms spread across most of the remainder of Central Kansas, then across South-Central Kansas overnight, before finally weakening as they approached Greenwood County early in the morning on the 27th. The severe thunderstorms started as hail-producers, then as they surged across Central & South-Central Kansas, became prolific damaging wind-producers with speeds that reac

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 826309). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Wilson, KS

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