May 8, 2009
A band of thunderstorms became stationary from west to east across the Ozark foothills. The storms were fed by a rather strong west-southwest low level jet up to 40 knots. A surface cold front moved very slowly south across extreme southern Missouri, providing a focus for the storms. Steering winds aloft were nearly parallel to the front. Excessive rainfall occurred in a few locations.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 166272). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ripley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.