Dec 24, 2009
A deepening low pressure center tracked north-northeast from northeast Texas to eastern Missouri. A strong southerly wind flow brought abundant moisture northward across the Lower Ohio Valley and southeast Missouri. Widespread rainfall amounts from two to four inches occurred, with up to six inches in the hilly terrain north and west of Poplar Bluff.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 202358). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stoddard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.