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Flash Flood — Bollinger, MO

May 12, 2002

The most serious flooding struck Wayne, Bollinger, and Cape Girardeau Counties, where 4 to 8 inches of rain fell, mostly in a 12-hour period. The highest totals were in northern Bollinger County, where radar estimates and unofficial measurements indicated up to 8 inches fell. Flash flooding of Crooked Creek, which runs through the center of Marble Hill, claimed one life and caused heavy damage to the center of town. A 21-year-old man drowned after his pickup truck was swept off Highway 34 by Cro

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5295776). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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