Aug 4, 2023
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall developed over southeast Missouri during the night of the 3rd. These southeastward-moving storms gradually morphed into an area of widespread moderate rainfall with isolated embedded storms through the morning of the 4th. The heavy rainfall on the 4th coincided with areas of heavy rainfall that occurred on the morning of the 3rd. Two-day rainfall totals approached a foot. The corridor of 6 to 12 inches was focused from Bollinger County
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1122666). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in New Madrid County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.