Flood, Atchison
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kansas, April 10 to 30, 1997
The combination of heavy rain on the 10th and 11th with snow and ice melt over the Northern Plains pushed the Missouri River above flood stage on the 10th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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 EAX wrote it up.
The combination of heavy rain on the 10th and 11th with snow and ice melt over the Northern Plains pushed the Missouri River above flood stage on the 10th. The river remained above flood stage for the duration of the month.Missouri RiverAtchison, KSFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/10 through 4/30Crest 23.7 ft first reached on 4/11 Leavenworth, KSFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/10 through 4/30Crest 21.80 ft first reached on 4/11
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Leavenworth
- When
- April 10, 12:00 PM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in Kansas, April 10, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 1997
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: 5587709, 5587710.