Feb 17, 2022
Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region. Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches created pockets of road flooding and raised small rivers above flood stage. The heavy rain occurred ahead of a cold front as it entered southeast Missouri and southern Illinois from the northwest. Weak waves of low pressure moved northeast along the front. A strong 850 mb jet up to 60 to 70 knots was accompanied by a strong surge of warm moist air through the Mississippi River Valley.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1006549). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.