Flood, Johnson
- When
- July 30, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kansas, July 30 to 31, 1998
Minor river flooding occurred in Northeast Kansas at the end of July as a result of heavy rainfall.Indian CreekOverland Park, KSFlood Stage 13 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30Crest 14.02 ftStranger CreekEastern, KSFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest Estimated 18.0 ft on 7/30
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
- 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.
Minor river flooding occurred in Northeast Kansas at the end of July as a result of heavy rainfall.Indian CreekOverland Park, KSFlood Stage 13 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30Crest 14.02 ftStranger CreekEastern, KSFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest Estimated 18.0 ft on 7/30
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
- July 30, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 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
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, July 1998
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: 5656087, 5656088.