On this Day in Weather History... In 1951, the Kansas River Valley Flood reached a pinnacle when the Kansas, Neosho, Verdigris and Marais Des Cygnes Rivers inundated most of Northeast and East Central Kansas, as well as most of Northwest and West Central Missouri. Primed by record setting rainfalls that had swamped most of the area in May and June, the flooding was escalated by staggering 8 to 16 inch rainfalls between July 9th and 12th. The Kansas River crested 4 to 6 feet above all prior records from Manhattan to Bonner Springs, and crests on the Marais Des Cygnes, Verdigris and Neosho Rivers crested some 9 feet above all previous records. Some 150 communities were devastated, especially Topeka and Kansas City. The worst flood on record for the Kansas River and its tributaries claimed 28 lives and caused around $1 billion damage.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:11:44 +0000
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