Flash Flood — Cherokee, Kansas

2007-06-12 to 2007-06-13 · near Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas

Event narrative

Another stationary band of heavy rain occurred on the night of June 11th and the morning of June 12th. In response, significant flooding occurred in all areas of the county. The Spring and Neosho rivers remained flooded, causing damage to homes and several road systems.

Wider weather episode

Several waves of heavy rainfall occurred over southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri between June 10th and June 12th. The Spring River basin was especially impacted with this heavy rain. The Waco, Missouri DCP guage along the Spring River measured 12 inches during one overnight episode. This caused massive flooding of small creeks and main stem rivers across Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon counties. One weak tornado touched down in northern Cherokee County on the 10th. Meanwhile a few other minor episodes of wind damage and large hail occurred in Crawford County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 44119. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.