Apr 29, 2017
Significant flooding developed after two more thunderstorm complexes dumped heavy rain, bringing three-day rainfall totals up to a foot in isolated locations. A large complex of thunderstorms moved southeast across southeast Missouri during the evening hours of the 29th. The storms occurred near a surface cold front which sagged southward across southern Missouri during the evening. This deluge of heavy rain brought flash flooding to the Ozark foothills. During the overnight hours through the ea
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 688412). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carter County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.