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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 755,221 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 124,741 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2018-05-01T21:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2018-05-02T05:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KANSAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | MITCHELL |
| Latitudelat | 39.257 |
| Longitudelon | -98.414 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 39.257 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -98.414 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | CoCoRaHS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Storms produced very heavy rain, localized hail and wind damage, and even a brief tornado over north central Kansas on this Tuesday afternoon and evening. Around 2 PM CST, several thunderstorms rapidly developed southwest-to-northeast across Rooks and Smith counties. These storms merged into a line as they moved east and gradually evolved into two multicell clusters. Each cluster tracked across portions of Jewell, and Osborne and Mitchell counties. The Jewell County storm become a very small bow echo, but with no wind damage reported. However, some wind damage did occur over southeastern Osborne County where wood framing and metal sheeting were blown off an outbuilding on one farm. A hay rake and two empty grain trailers were also blown over. Hail occurred in many places, with the largest 2 inches in diameter over south central Mitchell County. This same storm produced a brief tornado that resembled an elephant trunk. As these storms moved into northeast Kansas, other storms continued to initiate near Interstate 70 and began lifting into southern Osborne and Mitchell counties after 6 PM CST. The axis of storms stopped lifting north and repeated storm development occurred over southern Osborne and Mitchell counties, between 7 and 11 PM CST, resulting in total rainfall amounts between 2.50 and 5.18 inches. The highest amount of 5.18 inches fell just southeast of Tipton. Flash flooding occurred in low-lying spots from southeast Osborne across central Mitchell counties, with water over multiple county roads. Flooding resulted in a washout where bridge work was being performed in Mitchell county on Victor road, between P and Q roads.||A low pressure system was near Lake Superior with a slow-moving cold front extending southwest across Kansas to the Oklahoma Panhandle. In the upper-levels, southwest flow covered most of the U.S., with a trough over the West and a ridge over the Northeast. Just prior to thunderstorm development, temperatures were in the lower to middle 80s with dewpoints in the lower 60s. With mid-level lapse rates near 8 C/km, MLCAPE was 2000-2500 J/kg. Deep layer shear was 40-50 kts, which was more than sufficient for severe thunderstorms. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A storm total rainfall amount of 4.50 inches was measured. |
| Yearyear | 2,018 |
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