Flash Flood in Stanton County, Kansas

Flash Flood August 27, 2025 · Stanton County, Kansas

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The emergency manager reported street flooding and flooding of low lying areas in Johnson City and rural areas just outside of town due to multiple rounds of heavy rain.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough was positioned in northern Kansas with a 700 mb temperature gradient stretching into SW Kansas with a wedge of high moisture. On the afternoon of the 27th, supercells initiated and produced severe hail and winds. Into the evening, it became a more multicellular regime with widespread heavy rainfall. This produced flash flooding in multiple counties.

Began near Johnson (37.6277, -101.8505).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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