Jul 4, 2000
Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches caused flash flooding to occur in the McCool Junction and Waco areas of York county. Other thunderstorms that trained across the upper reaches of the Little Blue River caused flash flooding in Phelps and Franklin counties during the late evening hours of the 3rd. The resulting runoff caused flooding to occur along the Little Blue River. Numerous roadways were flooded. Damage was done to several road bridges and a couple of railway bridges.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5175553). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Webster County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.