Kansas, 1998Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 1, 1998
October 1, 1998 · NWS DDC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- 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.
Flash Flood, Seward
- When
- October 1, 7:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Seward County, Liberal
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain fell across the liberal area for 24 hours with the heaviest rain falling between 8 AM and 5 PM CDT. Five to eight inches were reported with one unofficial report indicating 10 inches! Streets were flooded that had never flooded before. A local disaster was declared.
Flash Flood, Stafford
- When
- October 1, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford County, Stafford
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported over the intersection of HWY 50 and HWY 281.
- 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.
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 1998$135 million · 20 events
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998$39 million · 20 events
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998$7.7 million · 27 events
- Strong Wind in New York, October 1, 19981 death · 1 event
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, October 1, 1998$250,000 · 51 kt wind · 19 events
- High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998$255,000 · 10 events
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 1998$310,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in New York, October 1, 1998$155,000 · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 1 to 2, 1998$165,000 · F0 · 10 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 1, 1998$105,000 · 4 events
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 19985 injured · 12 events
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, October 1, 1998$100,000 · 2 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5671575, 5671576.