Flash Flood, Crawford
- When
- September 26, 6:10 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, 5 mi E of Girard
- Coordinates
- 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Kansas, September 26, 1996
A large storm system continued to dump heavy rain across the region, with the heaviest in the southeast part of the county from Girard to Pittsburg. Flooding was minor in nature, mostly water over low water crossings.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A large storm system continued to dump heavy rain across the region, with the heaviest in the southeast part of the county from Girard to Pittsburg. Flooding was minor in nature, mostly water over low water crossings. Specifically, water was reported over Highway 57 between Girard and Ringo.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 26 to 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, September 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, September 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574616.