Flash Flood — Lyon, Kansas

2024-06-09 · near Emporia, Lyon, Kansas

Event narrative

Broadcast media is reporting multiple road closures in and around Emporia due to heavy rainfall.

Wider weather episode

A line of training storms over east central Kansas during the early morning hours on the 9th resulted in 2 to 4 inches of rainfall. Several road closures were reported in Lyon and Anderson counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194777. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.