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Flash Flood — Sumner, KS

May 7, 2019

A stalled frontal boundary was draped across portions of Kansas during the day on May 7th, 2019 ahead of an approaching storm system. Widespread showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall developed across the area. These storms inundated areas that were already saturated from recent rainfall resulting in widespread flooding across south central Kansas. ||Significant flash flooding occurred during the evening and overnight of May 7th, 2019 into the early morning hours of May 8th. The most

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 827148). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Sumner, KS

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