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Flash Flood — Miller, MO

Dec 27, 2008

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A large squall line of thunderstorms impacted all locations of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Several locations experienced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging straight line winds. However, two brief tornadoes occurred in McDonald and Barry counties. Meanwhile, there were a few observations of large hail and flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 146353). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Miller, MO

This event is one of many recorded floods in Miller County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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