Apr 29, 2017
A strong spring storm system brought multiple rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain to the southeast half of Missouri during the weekend of April 29th-30th. Rainfall totals surpassed nine inches in some locations and this led to flash flooding and historic flooding along some of the tributaries of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Areas along the Meramec River were especially hard hit as new records were set at Steelville, Sullivan, and Eureka. The previous records had just recently been se
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 693233). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Iron County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.