Flood, Miami
- When
- April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 15, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.564, -94.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kansas, April 11 to 15, 1997
Heavy rainfall totaled 2 to 3 inches on the 10th and 11th resulting in minor to moderate river flooding over portions of extreme Eastern Kansas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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
- 5
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.
Heavy rainfall totaled 2 to 3 inches on the 10th and 11th resulting in minor to moderate river flooding over portions of extreme Eastern Kansas. Many streams rose above flood stage through the 15th.Marais Des Cygnes RiverOsawatomie, KSFlood Stage 28 ft Above Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/14Crest 33.7 ft on 4/13La Cygne, KS Flood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/12 to 4/15Crest 28.3 ft on 4/14Trading Post, KSFlood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/13Crest 25.07 ft Stranger CreekEaston, KSFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/12Crest 21.43 ft on 4/11Tonganoxie, KSFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/13Crest 25.78 ft on 4/12Kansas River23rd St , Kansas CIty, KSFlood Stage 33 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/12Crest 33.26 ft
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Linn
- When
- April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 15, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Johnson
- When
- April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 15, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Leavenworth
- When
- April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 15, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wyandotte
- When
- April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 15, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.115, -94.764 (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
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 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: 5587704, 5587705, 5587706, 5587707, 5587708.