44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Osage County, Kansas: 44 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #723 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Osage County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Osage County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 44 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Osage County archive, flash flood makes up 5.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #723 for this hazard and #16 within Kansas, putting it in the 76.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Osage County with 15 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2023 | ARVONIA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | SCRANTON | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2019 | LOMAX | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | OSAGE CITY ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2016 | LOMAX | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2016 | MELVERN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | OSAGE CITY ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | BARCLAY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | LYNDON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | OLIVET | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Osage County
- Hail 459
- Thunderstorm Wind 277
- Tornado 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Hwy 75 bridge was covered by the flooded Salt Creek just south of Lyndon. Numerous roads in the Lyndon and Quenemo areas flooded. KSNT TV reports the fire department has ordered evacuations of residences in low lying areas in Quenemo. 110 mile creek is out of its banks and water if flooding Fairlawn road.
County dispatch reporting water over much of highway 56 from Scranton to Burlingame to Osage City. Water flowing over highway 56 was reported to be 1 to 2 feet deep in places. Parts of K-31 also had water flowing over the road. There were a couple of residences in Burlingame that had to be evacuated due to flood waters entering the homes.
Highway 56 flooded west of Overbrook. Water appeared 5 to 6 feet deep along the side of the road. Spotter reported 3.5 inches of rain within about an hour and a half. Water reported flowing around and into the basement of a home.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Osage County, Kansas?
44 flash flood events are recorded in Osage County between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Osage County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Osage County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Osage County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Osage County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/osage-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.