Flood — Sedgwick, Kansas
2016-05-27 to 2016-05-28 · near Colwich, Sedgwick, Kansas
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
Multiple reports of 3 to 6 inches of water over the roads. The usual flood locations remained under water for a considerable amount of time.
Wider weather episode
Another round of late May storms produced very strong winds and damaging hail to central Kansas on both the 26th and 27th. Very large hail up to baseball size was noted along with a significant amount of flooding due to the heavy rains. These rains prolonged the localized flooding for a few days and also caused river flooding.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 640004. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.