For the second straight evening/overnight, strong to severe storms affected portions of this six-county North Central Kansas area, this time occurring on the evening of Monday the 2nd into the early morning of Tuesday the 3rd. While there was a lone report of estimated 60 MPH winds at Burr Oak early in the evening, the big story on this night ended up being heavy rainfall and flooding, especially within western portions of the local area. More specifically, a concentrated, southwest-northeast oriented swath of at least 2.50-4.50 drenched northwestern Rooks County, mainly southern and eastern Phillips County, and northwestern Smith County. A 24-hour rain total of 4.95 was reported six miles east of Phillipsburg, most of which fell between 10 p.m. and midnight CDT. During this same time frame, a county deputy encountered around one foot of water flowing over Highway 183 near Glade. When combined with rain from the previous night, the aforementioned station east of Phillipsburg totaled a hefty 48-hour amount of 6.61. Although two-day totals this high were the exception within the area, widespread two-day tallies of at least 3-5 (especially within southern and eastern Phillips County) were common, and this instigated at least minor flooding along several creeks and rivers. At some point between the late evening of the 2nd and Wednesday the 4th, flooding was indicated by automated gauges and/or ground-truth along the following waterways: North Fork Solomon River near Glade (upstream of Kirwin Reservoir), North Fork Solomon River near Portis (upstream of Waconda Lake), South Fork Solomon River near Damar (upstream of Webster Reservoir), Bow Creek in southern Phillips/northern Rooks counties, and Deer Creek and Big Creek in Phillips County.
Things first got underway between 5:30-7:30 p.m. CDT as a few semi-discrete storms blossomed in the general vicinity of a near-stationary surface front. Following a brief lull, the primary storm cluster expanded northeastward into the area after 9 p.m. CDT, including the aforementioned corridor of heavy rain that fell mainly before midnight. After midnight CDT, convection diminished in intensity but another line of gradually-weakening storms slowly pushed in from the west, dropping more rain on already-saturated areas before dissipating completely by 6 a.m. CDT on the 3rd. In the mid-upper levels, the setup was much the same as the previous night, as small-scale waves continued ejecting through the Central Plains in enhanced southwesterly flow, emanating from a large-scale trough anchored over the Northern Rockies. At the surface, the cold front which pushed through much of the area the preceding night stalled out and even retreated back to the northwest somewhat during the day and evening, providing an obvious southwest-northeast oriented focus for convection. Low-level moisture was high by October standards across North Central Kansas, with surface dewpoints commonly in the low-mid 60s F. Around the time of peak storm intensity, mesoscale parameters featured around 1000 J/kg mixed-layer CAPE and rather stout effective deep-layer shear of 50-60 knots. Also like the previous night, storm intensity/organization was augmented by a strong southerly low level jet of 50-60 knots, evident at 850 millibars.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 02-OCT-17 18:00:00 to 02-OCT-17 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURR OAK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.

Heavy Rain in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 02-OCT-17 06:00:00 to 03-OCT-17 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLADE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.70 inches was reported 1 mile south of Glade.

Heavy Rain in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 02-OCT-17 06:00:00 to 03-OCT-17 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PHILLIPSBURG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

A 24-hour rainfall total of 4.95 inches was reported six miles east of Phillipsburg, with a 48-hour total of 6.61. Observer stated that the majority of rain fell in a 2-hour period before midnight, and that Big Creek was out of its banks.

Flash Flood in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 02-OCT-17 22:20:00 to 03-OCT-17 02:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOGAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Phillips County Sheriff reported that one foot of water was flowing over Highway 183 south of Glade where the highway crosses the North Fork of the Solomon River, and this almost caused a deputy to wreck. Storm total precipitation in the area included 4.95 six miles east of Phillipsburg and 3.70 one mile south of Glade. River and creek flooding continued during the overnight and into Tuesday, October 3rd along several area waterways, including the Bow Creek near Stockton and the North Fork Solomon River near Glade.