Flash Flood in Lyon County, Kansas

Flash Flood July 10, 2015 · Lyon County, Kansas

Death

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding over the Kansas turnpike at mile marker 118. This shut down the northbound lanes. A 21 year old male driver hydroplaned and lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle left the road and was then swept downstream by the flood waters. He was not able to survive.

The wider storm

On the afternoon of the 10th a supercell formed west of Lyon county. It then moved into the county and began to bow out causing severe wind gusts in the process. Slow storm motion and heavy rainfall lead to flash flooding in Lyon and Osage counties.

Began near Plymouth (38.2800, -96.3539).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 583238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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