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Flash Flood — MacOn, MO

May 28, 2019

Widespread severe weather moved through the region on May 28. One supercell produced several tornadoes, including the Lawrence to Linwood, Kansas tornado. This storm then went on to produce an EF-2 tornado in northeastern Clay County and did damage to portions of Kearney, Missouri. Earlier in the day, through the morning and early afternoon hours several storms moved through northern Missouri causing widespread flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 831616). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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