62
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Anderson County, Kansas: 62 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #425 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Anderson County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Anderson County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 62 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 Anderson County archive, flash flood makes up 15.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #425 for this hazard and #9 within Kansas, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2025 | GARNETT MUNI ARPT | 0 | $50K |
| May 19, 2025 | BUSH CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | GARNETT | 0 | $0 |
| May 31, 2024 | GARNETT | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | HARRIS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | WELDA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | COLONY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | AMIOT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2019 | GARNETT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2019 | COLONY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two feet of water over the intersection of 600 road and Arkansas. Roadway was deemed impassible by local law enforcement. Numerous gravel roads under water southwest portion of Anderson county. Some areas one foot deep. 6.5 inches of rain measured in 30 hours. Every unpaved road has water running over them.
Water was flowing over a bridge south of the Anderson/Franklin county line on Jewell Road…also known as Kentucky Road. Numerous streets have flooded in the city of Greely and have been barricaded. Road closures have also been reported at other sites in northern Anderson county.
Th EM received several public reports that up to 2 of rain fell in a period of 45 minutes. A few gravel roads were water covered and closed near Bush City. Elsewhere in the county, deputies 7 miles north of Kincaid reported that the intersection of 1100 and Utah Road was flooded. One vehicle had to be extracted from the flood waters, but no injuries were reported. Up to 3.5 inches of rain was reported to have fallen during the two hour period between 4 and 6pm CDT 2 miles east of Selma.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Anderson County, Kansas?
62 flash flood events are recorded in Anderson County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Anderson County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Anderson County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Anderson 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 Anderson County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/anderson-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.