Kansas, 2013Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, October 30 to 31, 2013
October 30 to 31, 2013 · NWS SGF · 2 events in 1 county or zone
A slow moving storm system with an associated cold front produced rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. Isolated flooding was reported.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A slow moving storm system with an associated cold front produced rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. Isolated flooding was reported.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 30, 1:39 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 1:39 PM CST, 28 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Bourbon
- When
- October 30, 2:07 PM CST to 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Bourbon County, 3.47 mi S of Bronson to 3.69 mi S of Bronson
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.850, -95.064
The Bourbon County Emergency Management reported that several low water crossings and rural roadways around the Uniontown and Redfield area were impassable due to high water. The low water crossing near 125th and Maple Road was flooded.
Flood, Bourbon
- When
- October 31, 5:55 AM CST to 7:55 AM CST
- Where
- Bourbon County, 0.88 mi NW of Ft Scott to 0.87 mi NW of Ft Scott
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 37.840, -94.710
Several roads were closed due to flooding around Fort Scott.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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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: 476184, 476185.