May 8, 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 827154). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Harvey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.