Nov 18, 2015
South to southwesterly winds through a deep layer of the atmosphere brought copious amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. A large low pressure system moved slowly north across the Plains. Ahead of an occluded front that arced from the low across the Ozarks, there were two rounds of heavy rain. The first round fell on the 16th, producing about 2.5 inches in the Poplar Bluff area. This saturated the ground ahead of the second round of more intense rain during the evening of the 17th. This r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 604540). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.