Flood in Elk County, Kansas
Flood May 16, 2024 · Elk County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Portions of US Highway 160 flooded between the town of Elk Falls and Dove Road, east of Moline.
The wider storm
A cluster of supercells developed across portions of Harper and Cowley counties during the afternoon of May 15th and quickly began producing large hail and damaging winds. This cluster of storms expanded north and eastward continuing to produce quarter to two inch sized hail across south central and southeast Kansas. Meanwhile, a second cluster of storms developed across northwest Oklahoma and progressed into southern Kansas during the nighttime hours. While more sporadic, this cluster produced wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter to golf ball sized hail as it moved across south central and southeast Kansas early on the morning of May 16. A prolonged period of heavy rainfall caused some flooding across portions of Elk County as well.
Began near Moline (37.3652, -96.2472).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1180843. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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