Kansas, 1997

Flooding in Kansas, February 21 to 22, 1997

February 21 to 22, 1997 · NWS TOP · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Rainfall totaling 1 to 2 inches on the 20th and 21st, with locally higher amounts beween 3 and 4 inches, resulted in lowland flooding along several rivers and major streams.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 TOP wrote it up.

Rainfall totaling 1 to 2 inches on the 20th and 21st, with locally higher amounts beween 3 and 4 inches, resulted in lowland flooding along several rivers and major streams.

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Event by event

9 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Anderson

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Anderson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Dickinson

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Dickinson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Franklin

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates
38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Geary

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Geary forecast zone
Coordinates
39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lyon

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lyon forecast zone
Coordinates
38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Osage

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Osage forecast zone
Coordinates
38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Shawnee

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Shawnee forecast zone
Coordinates
39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Wabaunsee

When
February 21, 3:00 PM CST to February 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Wabaunsee forecast zone
Coordinates
38.953, -96.205 (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.

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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: 5584896, 5584897, 5584898, 5584899, 5584900, 5584901, 5584902, 5584903, 5584904.