Flood, Anderson
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kansas, May 23 to 24, 1999
The storm system that moved from north central into east central Kansas the evening and night of the 22nd also produced some heavy rains which sent a number of rivers and creeks out of their banks. Some of the runoff from these creeks went into the Kansas River and sent it into flood at Manhattan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
The storm system that moved from north central into east central Kansas the evening and night of the 22nd also produced some heavy rains which sent a number of rivers and creeks out of their banks. Some of the runoff from these creeks went into the Kansas River and sent it into flood at Manhattan.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Coffey
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coffey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Dickinson
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Geary
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lyon
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Morris
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Osage
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Riley
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wabaunsee
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Ottawa
- When
- May 23, 1:00 AM CST to May 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -97.650 (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
- Lightning Strike in California, May 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Tornadoes in Michigan, May 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, May 23, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 23, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 23, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 23, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, May 23 to 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, May 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: 5698316, 5698317, 5698318, 5698319, 5698397, 5698398, 5698399, 5698400, 5698401, 5698402, 5698403.