Apr 2, 2025
Severe thunderstorms moved through southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks during the morning hours on Wednesday, April 2nd, producing a tornado in Nevada and damaging winds. Thunderstorms then redeveloped during the afternoon east of Highway 65 with large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and a tornado south of West Plains.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1251571). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wright County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.