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Flash Flood — Johnson, Kansas

August 31, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Johnson

Event narrative (NOAA)

Flooding on various creeks and roadways due to torrential rains. An 18 year old Johnson county male died swimming in a rain swollen Indian Creek. Indian Creek crested at 12.6 feet or 0.6 feet above flood stage.

Other notable flash flood events in Kansas

Chase · August 30, 20036 killedJohnson · October 4, 19982 killedMontgomery · August 14, 20182 killedMontgomery · July 1, 20071 killedDickinson · June 3, 20051 killedWabaunsee · May 31, 19961 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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