Jun 12, 2007
Several waves of heavy rainfall occurred over southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri between June 10th and June 12th. The Spring River basin was especially impacted with this heavy rain. The Waco, Missouri DCP guage along the Spring River measured 12 inches during one overnight episode. This caused massive flooding of small creeks and main stem rivers across Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon counties. One weak tornado touched down in northern Cherokee County on the 10th. Meanwhile a few othe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 44119). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cherokee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.