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Flood — Phelps, MO

Mar 3, 2023

Showers and thunderstorms developed over northwest Arkansas during the late morning of the 2nd and moved northeastward while expanding in coverage and intensity during the afternoon and evening as a strong upper level trough moved northeastward from west Texas toward the Missouri and Kansas border. The rain persisted until the late morning of the 3rd. Rainfall accumulations in excess of two inches occurred along and east of a line from Cassville to Osage Beach, with embedded accumulations over t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1088328). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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