Apr 28, 2017
Short lines of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that extended from the Chicago area southwest across the eastern Ozark Mountains of south central Missouri. Filtered sunshine allowed some warming and destabilization to occur ahead of developing thunderstorms over southeast Missouri. Organized storm structures evolved in an environment of moderate instability and rather strong deep-layer wind shear. Locally damaging winds accompanied small bowing lines of storms, especially north and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 690723). 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.