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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

Marion, KS · Jun 22, 2019

Very early in the morning on the 22nd, severe thunderstorms hit much of Central Kansas with a trifecta of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Of the 3 modes, damaging winds and flash floods posed, by far, the greatest threats.

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Flash Flood

Marion, KS · Jun 22, 2019

Very early in the morning on the 22nd, severe thunderstorms hit much of Central Kansas with a trifecta of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Of the 3 modes, damaging winds and flash floods posed, by far, the greatest threats.

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Flash Flood

Marion, KS · Jun 22, 2019

Very early in the morning on the 22nd, severe thunderstorms hit much of Central Kansas with a trifecta of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Of the 3 modes, damaging winds and flash floods posed, by far, the greatest threats.

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Flash Flood

Marion, KS · Jun 22, 2019

Very early in the morning on the 22nd, severe thunderstorms hit much of Central Kansas with a trifecta of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Of the 3 modes, damaging winds and flash floods posed, by far, the greatest threats.

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Flash Flood

Marion, KS · Jun 22, 2019

Very early in the morning on the 22nd, severe thunderstorms hit much of Central Kansas with a trifecta of large hail, damaging winds and flash floods. Of the 3 modes, damaging winds and flash floods posed, by far, the greatest threats.

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Flash Flood

Clay, KS · May 23, 2019

A cluster of severe t-storms moved across parts of north central and northeast Kansas during the early morning hours of May 24th. Two small tornadoes did occur and produced damaged to parts of the city of Marysville. The storm produced another small tornado in Nemaha county.

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Flood

Labette, KS · Sep 8, 2020

The combination of high atmospheric moisture, and a nearly stationary south |to north orientated boundary, and southwest winds, generated several rounds of |showers/embedded storms on September 8th, 2020.

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Flash Flood

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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Flash Flood

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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Flood

Pawnee, KS · Jun 21, 2020

A shortwave trough moved across the CWA with the surface boundary again along the I-70 corridor initiating a number of severe storms that pushed southeast through the afternoon and evening hours.

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Flood

Phillips, KS · Oct 17, 2007

A cold front slid southeast into north central Kansas and triggered scattered thunderstorms, some of which were severe at times. The thunderstorms were centered in the Phillipsburg area and produced nickel to golf ball size hail.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Marshall, KS · Apr 26, 2016

Severe thunderstorms developed between 3 and 4pm on April 26th along an old outflow boundary and moved north northeast across northeast Kansas.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Sedgwick, KS · Apr 26, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Dickinson, KS · May 26, 2016

Another round of severe thunderstorms brought more pain and hardship to the area in the form of large hail, damaging winds, flooding rains and 3 more tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Shawnee, KS · May 26, 2016

Another round of severe thunderstorms brought more pain and hardship to the area in the form of large hail, damaging winds, flooding rains and 3 more tornadoes.

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Flash Flood

Lyon, KS · May 26, 2016

Another round of severe thunderstorms brought more pain and hardship to the area in the form of large hail, damaging winds, flooding rains and 3 more tornadoes.

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