Heavy rain & flooding to end April 2017

Overview

Slow moving upper level low pressure system brought significant rainfall to southeast Kansas and especially the Ozark region starting on Friday April 28th and continuing into April 30th. A few locations across southeast Kansas picked up around 5 inches of rain through this event with some areas of southern Missouri receiving over 10 inches or rainfall. This heavy rainfall caused numerous streams and rivers to flood.

This same storm system brought significant snowfall to parts of western Kansas which is extremely rare for so late in April.

Rainfall totals through this event

Flooding
Hydrographs


Radar animation	Visible satellite loop showing the deep upper level low pressure system	April 2017 rainfall totals across Kansas	April 2017 goes down as the 3rd wettest for Wichita

April 2017 goes down as the 3rd wettest for Chanute		Visible satellite image showing the large swath of heavy snow across western Kansas

Hydrographs


Neosho river near Erie	Verdigris River near Independence	Neosho river near Oswego	Neosho River near Parsons

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