Severe weather week coming up
The Kansan
National Severe Weather Week has arrived fresh on the heels of record cold temperatures that created disaster declarations in multiple counties and states.
It s not the kind of disaster that most think of when it comes to weather the more obvious thoughts are tornadoes and floods.
The most recent flooding in the area came in 2019 a period of rainfall in May led to flooding that teetered on catastrophic according to Gary Denny, director of emergency management for Harvey County.
A month of rain storms led nearly 50 counties in Kansas to pass disaster declarations, and the governor to follow suit.