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Flash Flood — Coffey, KS

May 14, 2020

A cluster of severe t-storms some supercells developed across parts of northeast Kansas on the evening of May 14th. At least 4 small short lived tornadoes were documented by storm chasers. No damage was reported with any of the tornadoes so all will be classified as EFU although photos suggest they were small and short-lived.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 896691). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Coffey, KS

This event is one of many recorded floods in Coffey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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