Flash Flood — Lyon, Kansas

2025-06-03 · near Emporia, Lyon, Kansas

Event narrative

Numerous roads closed across the Lyon County, including roads that rarely flood.

Wider weather episode

On 6/3, slow moving front resulted in several rounds of thunderstorms across northeast Kansas. This resulted in rainfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches and a few instances of water rescues and street flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1261767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.