Feb 15, 2025
Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall (2-5) as they streamed northeast across southeast Missouri in the afternoon and evening of the 15th. The greatest rainfall amounts were near the Mississippi River in New Madrid and Mississippi counties. Minor flooding of city streets occurred in the city of New Madrid and along numerous state highways and county Roads. The heavy rain caused a retaining wall to collapse, resulting in significant damage to 4 vehicles in Poplar Bluff.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1235069). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stoddard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.