46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$230K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Logan County, Kansas: 46 recorded events between 1996 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #681 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Logan County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Logan County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 46 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 Logan County archive, flash flood makes up 5.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #681 for this hazard and #14 within Kansas, putting it in the 77.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Logan County with 11 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 12, 2021 | RUSSELL SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2019 | PAGE CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2019 | OAKLEY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | RUSSELL SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2019 | WINONA | 0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2019 | WINONA | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2018 | RUSSELL SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 3, 2017 | RUSSELL SPGS | 0 | $2K |
| Oct 3, 2017 | MONUMENT | 0 | $2K |
| Oct 3, 2017 | MONUMENT | 0 | $4K |
Other hazards here
More from Logan County
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- Thunderstorm Wind 241
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Flooding occurring on many roads just north of Winona. Doppler radar estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain had fallen within 1-2 hours. County officials are in the process of closing some county roads. The Union Pacific Railroad tracks between Winona and Page City were washed out as a result of the torrential rainfall.
Extremely heavy and persistent rainfall during the late afternoon /early evening hours on Wednesday (08/22/07) resulted in 5-6 inches of precipitation across NW and WC Logan county. Water was reported flowing over portions of county roads in western Logan county during the evening, with flooding ongoing the following morning affecting many county roads. Several roads were washed out preventing travel.
Six inches of water was reported flowing across highway 25, three miles north of Russell Springs. Radar estimated rainfall showed a broader area of two to four inches of rain across much of central Logan county during this time.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Logan County, Kansas?
46 flash flood events are recorded in Logan County between 1996 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Logan County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Logan County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Logan 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 Logan County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/logan-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.