Flood, Wyandotte
- When
- April 22, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wyandotte County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.115, -94.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kansas, April 22, 1999
55 inches of rain in approximately two hours across portions of the Kansas City metro area. 32 inches in less than 3 hours.
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
- $50,000
- 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.
Thunderstorms on April 22 produced up to 1.55 inches of rain in approximately two hours across portions of the Kansas City metro area. New Century Aircenter (near Gardner) reported a storm total rainfall of 1.99 inches, which included 1.32 inches in less than 3 hours. Emergency managers reported several road closings due to high water in Kansas City, Kansas, and widespread reports of street flooding were received. Newspapers also reported minor property damage from the flood waters in the metro area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Johnson
- When
- April 22, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.884, -94.822 (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
- High Wind in Utah, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, April 22 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, April 22 to 27, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, April 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 22 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 22 to 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 22 to 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 1999
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: 5692361, 5692362.