Kansas, 2003Flash Flood in Kansas, October 8, 2003
October 8, 2003 · NWS DDC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Flash Flood, Barber
- When
- October 8, 8:50 PM CST to 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Barber County, 1 mi W of Kiowa
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water of highway K2. Two cars were stranded. Another car wen around a barricade and fell into a drainage ditch. The driver had to be rescued.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, October 8, 2003$55,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, October 8 to 9, 2003$40,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 8 to 9, 20031 injured · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, October 8 to 9, 20035 events
- Hail in Georgia, October 8, 20031 in hail · 1 event
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 8, 20031 event
- Flash Flood in Georgia, October 8, 2003$5,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, October 8, 20031 event
- Heavy Rain in Georgia, October 8, 20031 event
- Heavy Rain in Florida, October 8, 20031 event
- Heavy Rain in Georgia, October 8, 20031 event
- Funnel Cloud in Oregon, October 8, 20031 event
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5335631.