Apr 19, 2002
A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the southwestern portions of the Lake of the Ozarks region during the afternoon and early evening of April 19th and moved slowly eastward over Camden, Maries, Miller, Phelps and Pulaski counties. The airmass was very moist which allowed for the storms to produce torrential rainfall in a short period of time. In addition, the storms propagated over the same areas producing rainfall rates of two to four inches per hour. Radar estimated bet
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5293708). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pulaski County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.