Flood — Ottawa, Kansas

2025-09-08 · near Tescott, Ottawa, Kansas

Event narrative

Water reported to be three to four feet over Kansas Ave.

Wider weather episode

A small area of heavy rain developed across central Kansas during the morning of September 8 and moved little into the early afternoon. Portions of southwest Ottawa County saw five to nine inches of rain, resulting in notable flooding in and around Tescott. County officials estimated almost 5 million dollars in damage total - 3.5 million dollars in the city of Tescott itself, 1.2 million dollars in the rest of the county, and 90000 dollars in damage for the public school district buildings.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.