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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.

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Bourbon, KS · Aug 30, 2018

August 28-30���showers and storms developed ahead of a cold front that moved from eastern Kansas into central and southern Missouri on the 28th and 29th, with additional storms developing on the 30th as the front shifted back to the north of the Ozarks.

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Leavenworth, KS · Oct 8, 2018

Starting on October 6th, the atmosphere set itself up in a pattern conducive to bring a prolonged period of heavy rain to portions of northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. The heaviest rain occurred Saturday and Sunday (Oct 6-7).

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Gove, KS · May 28, 2018

The largest severe weather outbreak of the year began in the morning. The storms activity spread west across Northwest Kansas, eventually expanding into Southwest Nebraska and East Central Colorado. The first tornado of the day for Northwest Kansas occurred near Hill City.

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Graham, KS · May 28, 2018

The largest severe weather outbreak of the year began in the morning. The storms activity spread west across Northwest Kansas, eventually expanding into Southwest Nebraska and East Central Colorado. The first tornado of the day for Northwest Kansas occurred near Hill City.

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Graham, KS · May 28, 2018

The largest severe weather outbreak of the year began in the morning. The storms activity spread west across Northwest Kansas, eventually expanding into Southwest Nebraska and East Central Colorado. The first tornado of the day for Northwest Kansas occurred near Hill City.

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Sedgwick, KS · Jun 26, 2018

A few thunderstorms developed in Central Kansas in the morning, primarily over Barton County where golf ball-sized hail was reported 5 miles south/southwest of Great Bend.

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Butler, KS · Jun 26, 2018

A few thunderstorms developed in Central Kansas in the morning, primarily over Barton County where golf ball-sized hail was reported 5 miles south/southwest of Great Bend.

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Crawford, KS · Oct 8, 2009

Widespread heavy rainfall and flooding occurred across southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. The heavy rainfall was associated with several rounds of efficient rain producing stratiform events along a stalled warm front.

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Cherokee, KS · Mar 14, 2020

Several rounds of strong to severe storms developed from the evening of the 1st to the early morning of the 3rd as a surface low pressure system tracked from western Kansas southeastward into Red River Valley.

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Butler, KS · May 5, 2022

Rich gulf moisture streamed north of a slow moving low pressure for the afternoon and overnight hours of May 4th into the early morning of May 5th, 2022. Heavy rainfall impacted a large portions of southern Kansas, with some flooding reported.

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Cowley, KS · May 5, 2022

Rich gulf moisture streamed north of a slow moving low pressure for the afternoon and overnight hours of May 4th into the early morning of May 5th, 2022. Heavy rainfall impacted a large portions of southern Kansas, with some flooding reported.

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Sedgwick, KS · May 4, 2022

Rich gulf moisture streamed north of a slow moving low pressure for the afternoon and overnight hours of May 4th into the early morning of May 5th, 2022. Heavy rainfall impacted a large portions of southern Kansas, with some flooding reported.

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Sedgwick, KS · May 4, 2022

Rich gulf moisture streamed north of a slow moving low pressure for the afternoon and overnight hours of May 4th into the early morning of May 5th, 2022. Heavy rainfall impacted a large portions of southern Kansas, with some flooding reported.

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Butler, KS · May 4, 2022

Rich gulf moisture streamed north of a slow moving low pressure for the afternoon and overnight hours of May 4th into the early morning of May 5th, 2022. Heavy rainfall impacted a large portions of southern Kansas, with some flooding reported.

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Franklin, KS · Sep 21, 2009

A strong low level jet helped to trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms during the overnight hours of September 21st. Reports of 3 to 4 inches of rain were received along with reports of flooding.

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McPherson, KS · Apr 26, 2009

A slow moving frontal boundary in conjunction with rich low-level moisture and various upper level disturbances resulted in numerous rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 25th into the evening hours of the 27th across portions of central,…

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Harper, KS · Jun 13, 2010

A stationary boundary, from the previous nights convection on June 12th, stalled over Southern Kansas, and provided the focus for renewed shower and thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th, 2010.

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Ellis, KS · Mar 14, 2021

Warm air advection in associated with a warm front as a short wave trough approached help to initiate a few severe thunderstorms. One storm along the surface boundary was able to become surface based long enough to produce a tornado, despite relatively cool surface air.

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Wallace, KS · Jul 4, 2018

A slow moving thunderstorm developed over Wallace County and produced a wind gust of 70 MPH near Weskan. The thunderstorm remained over Wallace County into the evening. The prolonged heavy rainfall led to flash flooding occurring.

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Elk, KS · May 15, 2020

Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.

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Labette, KS · May 15, 2020

Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.

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Butler, KS · May 15, 2020

Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.

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Montgomery, KS · May 15, 2020

Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.

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Sedgwick, KS · May 15, 2020

Severe storms dropped lots of hail, produced sporadic wind damage, and also caused widespread flooding and areas of flash flooding on May 15th, 2020. Hail sized remained below 1.5 inches and the winds were between 60 and 70 mph.

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