Aug 29, 2019
Yet another round of severe t-storms occurred across parts of northeast Kansas on August 29th and August 30th. Damaging winds, large hail and some flooding was reported. The worst damage occurred in and around the city of Emporia where widespread downburst winds of 75-100 mph caused significant tree damage and some structural damage to grain bins and outbuildings. The swath of damage was oriented from northwest to southeast across the area revealed by subsequent NWS survey.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 852943). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brown County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.