Jun 20, 2000
Thunderstorms developed over eastern Kansas and west central Missouri during the late afternoon hours of June 20th. The storms moved south into southwest Missouri during the evening and overnight hours. Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches occurred over a large area, with the heaviest rain affecting central and southwestern Newton County.Most of the flooding across the area consisted of brief road closures due to low water crossing flooding. The hardest hit area was the city of Neosho in Newton County wher
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5152397). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.