Feb 6, 1999
An area of 2.5 to 6 inches of rain fell over a portion of southwest and south central Missouri. The heaviest rain fell in eastern Douglas and Texas Counties. Numerous roads were closed due to high water.Three cars were swept off of low water crossings in Texas County. In one incident, three people were treated for hypothermia after their car was swept off of the road along the Big Piney River about 3 miles north of Houston in Texas County. They waited in cold water for about an hour before being
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5689407). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Texas County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.