43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$37K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Sherman County, Kansas: 43 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #752 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Sherman County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Sherman County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 43 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 Sherman County archive, flash flood makes up 3.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #752 for this hazard and #18 within Kansas, putting it in the 75.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Sherman County with 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2023 | GOODLAND | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | GOODLAND ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | GOODLAND | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2019 | EDSON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sherman County
- Hail 689
- Thunderstorm Wind 594
- Tornado 109
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very heavy rainfall from several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms during the evening resulted in numerous county roads becoming impassible, especially across the eastern third of the county. Some county roads were still closed during the day on March 29th as tornado damage surveys were being conducted.
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced extremely heavy rainfall across the southeast third of Sherman county. Water was reported running over roads and washing out some roads and bridges. Many county roads were impassible through the following day.
Water was six inches to a foot deep across the road. Water has since receded. Flood waters moved a 30 foot tall cedar tree roughly 100 yards from laying against a brush pile into a fence line. 3.25 inches of rain were also reported less than 1 mile from this location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Sherman County, Kansas?
43 flash flood events are recorded in Sherman County between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Sherman County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Sherman County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Sherman 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 Sherman County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/sherman-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.