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Flood Watch issued August 5 at 1:34PM CDT until August 6 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

7.0

38.5000° N, 98.0000° W·US-KS

Started just now

Event Details

Typeflood

Severity7.0

Statusactive

Location38.5000°N, 98.0000°W (US-KS)

Started2026-08-06T01:00:00+00:00

Last Updated2026-08-05T22:01:01.943+00:00

Sourcenoaa_ahps

Source URLapi.weather.gov

Confidence1.00

Impact Analysis

Population from ACS 5-Year 2022 tract sampling; structure counts from Microsoft Building Footprints or Census ACS housing data, capped by USGS NLCD 2021 developed land. Estimates for situational awareness — not for actuarial, regulatory, or underwriting use.

Historical Comparison

2019 RICE County, KANSAS Flash Flood (2019)75% match

Flash Flood in KANSAS, 3km from current event, $100K in recorded damage

RICE County, KANSASDamage: $100K

2007 RICE County, KANSAS Flood (2007)71% match

Flood in KANSAS, 17km from current event, $3M in recorded damage

RICE County, KANSASDamage: $2.6M

2007 RICE County, KANSAS Flood (2007)70% match

Flood in KANSAS, 24km from current event, $4M in recorded damage

RICE County, KANSASDamage: $4.0M

Historical comparison based on peril type, geography, and severity. Past events do not predict future outcomes.

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Zone estimates are based on scientific models and may differ from actual local conditions.