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Kansas Flood Stories

1,054 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$50K damage

Mitchell, KS · May 25, 2008

An upper level low pressure system and accompanying surface low crossing the Northern Plains pushed a cold front into north-central Kansas by mid afternoon on the 25th.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Rooks, KS · Jul 7, 2004

Very severe thunderstorm pummeled north-central Kansas all afternoon and evening of July 7th. This was the second major severe thunderstorm event of the week.Two tornadoes were reported with the thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Franklin, KS · Jun 30, 2007

A persistent upper air system anchored over the area for several days late in the month brought excessive rain with flash flooding to much of Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Anderson, KS · Jun 30, 2007

A persistent upper air system anchored over the area for several days late in the month brought excessive rain with flash flooding to much of Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Douglas, KS · Jun 30, 2007

A persistent upper air system anchored over the area for several days late in the month brought excessive rain with flash flooding to much of Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Lyon, KS · Jun 29, 2007

A persistent upper air system anchored over the area for several days late in the month brought excessive rain with flash flooding to much of Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Franklin, KS · Jun 30, 2007

A persistent upper air system anchored over the area for several days late in the month brought excessive rain with flash flooding to much of Osage, Franklin, Coffey and Anderson counties.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Wyandotte, KS · Jul 2, 2008

Another round of severe weather swept across eastern Kansas on July 2, 2008, bringing large hail, damaging winds, and flooding. A long duration severe weather event, began across the Kansas City Metro area, as a cluster of HP Supercells, produced up to baseball sized hail, as…

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Jewell, KS · Jun 19, 2010

Featuring both a morning and evening round of severe thunderstorms, Saturday the 19th was one of the most active severe weather days of 2010 across parts of North Central Kansas.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Rooks, KS · Jun 19, 2010

Featuring both a morning and evening round of severe thunderstorms, Saturday the 19th was one of the most active severe weather days of 2010 across parts of North Central Kansas.

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Flood

Reno, KS · May 23, 2014

Numerous thunderstorms produced large hail, strong winds, very heavy rains & one tornado over South-Central & Southeast Kansas. The thunderstorms began in the afternoon of the 22nd & continued until late at night on the 24th.

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Flood

Barton, KS · May 23, 2014

Numerous thunderstorms produced large hail, strong winds, very heavy rains & one tornado over South-Central & Southeast Kansas. The thunderstorms began in the afternoon of the 22nd & continued until late at night on the 24th.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Coffey, KS · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th produced heavy rains and flash flooding across counties of northeast and east central Kansas.There were numerous reports of road closures, stalled vehicles and stranded motorists.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Jefferson, KS · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th produced heavy rains and flash flooding across counties of northeast and east central Kansas.There were numerous reports of road closures, stalled vehicles and stranded motorists.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Shawnee, KS · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th produced heavy rains and flash flooding across counties of northeast and east central Kansas.There were numerous reports of road closures, stalled vehicles and stranded motorists.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Osage, KS · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th produced heavy rains and flash flooding across counties of northeast and east central Kansas.There were numerous reports of road closures, stalled vehicles and stranded motorists.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Anderson, KS · Oct 4, 1998

Thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th produced heavy rains and flash flooding across counties of northeast and east central Kansas.There were numerous reports of road closures, stalled vehicles and stranded motorists.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Cheyenne, KS · Mar 28, 2007

A major Spring storm system affecting the Central High Plains produced 16 tornadoes and flash flooding, in addition to severe hail and wind. This was the most tornadoes reported in a single day in the Goodland County Warning Area.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Sherman, KS · Mar 28, 2007

A major Spring storm system affecting the Central High Plains produced 16 tornadoes and flash flooding, in addition to severe hail and wind. This was the most tornadoes reported in a single day in the Goodland County Warning Area.

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Flood$25K damage

Wyandotte, KS · Apr 22, 1999

Thunderstorms on April 22 produced up to 1.55 inches of rain in approximately two hours across portions of the Kansas City metro area. New Century Aircenter (near Gardner) reported a storm total rainfall of 1.99 inches, which included 1.32 inches in less than 3 hours.

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Flood$25K damage

Leavenworth, KS · Jun 27, 1999

Northeastern Kansas was hit by three waves of thunderstorms on June 27 and 28, which produced excessive rainfall and eventually resulted in significant flash flooding in the Kansas City area.

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Flood$25K damage

Johnson, KS · Apr 22, 1999

Thunderstorms on April 22 produced up to 1.55 inches of rain in approximately two hours across portions of the Kansas City metro area. New Century Aircenter (near Gardner) reported a storm total rainfall of 1.99 inches, which included 1.32 inches in less than 3 hours.

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Flood$25K damage

Montgomery, KS · May 8, 2009

A complex of thunderstorms moved southeast out of Northwest Kansas into Central and South Central Kansas during the early morning hours of May 8th, 2009.

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Flood$25K damage

Rice, KS · Jun 12, 2010

A stationary frontal boundary draped across Central Kansas helped lead to the development of showers and thunderstorms across the region late in the afternoon of June 12th, 2010.

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