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Flood — Carter, MO

Sep 23, 2025

A boundary stretching across portions of Southeast Missouri resulted in thunderstorms with heavy rain during the early morning hours of the 23rd from Carter County southeastward to New Madrid. A broader area of rainfall arrived late morning which produced additional heavy rains. Flooding issues developed in Southeastern Carter County which received some of the higher totals from both rounds. Precipitable water values were around 1.8in. 850mb moisture transport was not particularly strong, but wa

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1292068). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Carter, MO

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