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Flash Flood in Brown County, Kansas

Flash Flood August 29, 2019 – August 30, 2019 · Brown County, Kansas

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Small creeks out of banks and several roads flooding due to torrential rains.

The wider storm

Yet another round of severe t-storms occurred across parts of northeast Kansas on August 29th and August 30th. Damaging winds, large hail and some flooding was reported. The worst damage occurred in and around the city of Emporia where widespread downburst winds of 75-100 mph caused significant tree damage and some structural damage to grain bins and outbuildings. The swath of damage was oriented from northwest to southeast across the area revealed by subsequent NWS survey.

Began near Fairview (39.8500, -95.7400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 852943. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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