Apr 23, 2008
A potent upper level disturbance and associated frontal boundary sparked strong to severe thunderstorms from the mid morning through the afternoon hours of April 23rd across central, south-central and southeast Kansas. Hail as large as golfballs and winds up to 60 mph were reported. Additionally, slow moving and training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts, particularly across the northern half of Marion County, where excessive runoff caused the North Cottonwood River to overflow
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 96991). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Marion County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.