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Flash Flood — Ozark, MO

Jun 29, 2025

Thunderstorms occurred during the early morning hours across central Missouri, producing localized flash flooding. A larger complex of thunderstorms with severe winds moved through southwest Missouri during the afternoon and evening hours of June 29th, producing widespread damaging winds from Dade County, southeast into the Springfield metro area and then southeast into Taney County. Widespread power outages and damage to electrical infrastructure occurred across the Springfield metro area with

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1261698). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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