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Flash Flood — McDonald, MO

Jun 3, 2001

Rainfall amounts of three to eight inches fell over a large portion of McDonald County during a three hour period, which caused extensive damage to homes, cars, roadways, and businesses. Some of the Kansas City Southern railroad beds were washed out, but the tracks remained intact. Major routes throughout McDonald County were washed out and closed for several hours during the height of the storm. Although nobody was injured, numerous cars were stranded or washed off the road into drainage ditche

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5252225). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for McDonald, MO

This event is one of many recorded floods in McDonald County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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