1,054 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
On the evening of July 26, a line of thunderstorms formed roughly along the Interstate 70 corridor. The orientation of these storms were such that they trained over Kansas City and surrounding areas for several hours, causing some extreme flash flooding.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →On the evening of August 5, 2017 a round of thunderstorms formed just north of Kansas City. The orientation of these storms ensured that repeated heavy rain would run over the same areas.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →From August 21st through the 22nd, multiple rounds of heavy rain fell, with some of the highest totals observed over the southwestern portions of the Kansas City metro area and other locations south of Kansas City.
Read the full account →For the second straight evening/overnight, strong to severe storms affected portions of this six-county North Central Kansas area, this time occurring on the evening of Monday the 2nd into the early morning of Tuesday the 3rd.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms moved northeast across parts of Northwest Kansas, with the majority of the severe weather occurring in the Oakley, Gove, and Quinter area. Five tornadoes occurred with these storms.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms moved northeast across parts of Northwest Kansas, with the majority of the severe weather occurring in the Oakley, Gove, and Quinter area. Five tornadoes occurred with these storms.
Read the full account →Strong to severe slow moving thunderstorms moved northerly across Northwest Kansas. Large hail up to golf ball size was reported across Northwest Kansas, with the largest stone reported north of Winona. The slow moving storms produced wide spread heavy across Northwest Kansas.
Read the full account →An upper low continued to move out over the central High Plains, while a surface low deepened over the Texas Panhandle. A warm front drifted northward over central and southwest Kansas in response to strong meridional flow over the region to the east of the upper low.
Read the full account →An upper low continued to move out over the central High Plains, while a surface low deepened over the Texas Panhandle. A warm front drifted northward over central and southwest Kansas in response to strong meridional flow over the region to the east of the upper low.
Read the full account →Strong to severe slow moving thunderstorms moved northerly across Northwest Kansas. Large hail up to golf ball size was reported across Northwest Kansas, with the largest stone reported north of Winona. The slow moving storms produced wide spread heavy across Northwest Kansas.
Read the full account →Strong to severe slow moving thunderstorms moved northerly across Northwest Kansas. Large hail up to golf ball size was reported across Northwest Kansas, with the largest stone reported north of Winona. The slow moving storms produced wide spread heavy across Northwest Kansas.
Read the full account →Strong to severe slow moving thunderstorms moved northerly across Northwest Kansas. Large hail up to golf ball size was reported across Northwest Kansas, with the largest stone reported north of Winona. The slow moving storms produced wide spread heavy across Northwest Kansas.
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