Flood in Butler County, Kansas
Flood March 9, 2009 · Butler County, Kansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rainfall caused ponding of water on North Main Street in El Dorado. This ponding of water caused a car to slide off the road into a rain swollen culvert. The heavy runoff carried the car 65 feet into a six by six culvert, where the driver became trapped and eventually drowned as water filled the car.
The wider storm
Numerous thunderstorms developed just to the north of an advancing warm front located along the Kansas/Oklahoma border across portions of South Central Kansas. A few discrete supercells developed, which lead to wind gusts to 60 mph and hail up to dime size.
Began near El Dorado (37.8424, -96.8505).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 157557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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