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Flash Flood — Marion, KS

Jun 25, 2021

An extremely moist airmass was in place as storms erupted along a stationary front during the afternoon hours. Due to the high moisture content of the airmass, the storms were very efficient rainfall producers with some producing 3 to 4 inches of rain per hour. Marion County saw the most impactful flooding with numerous evacuations and water rescues taking place across the county. Southeast Kansas also saw serious flooding with the Neosho River seeing significant rises.||These same storms also p

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 967353). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Marion, KS

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