May 5, 2017
A band of showers and isolated thunderstorms with torrential rain remained nearly stationary for several hours from Cape Girardeau southwest across the Dexter area. The band of heavy rain was associated with a slow-moving low pressure system over Tennessee. The heavy rain was roughly coincident with the deformation zone on the northwest side of the 500 mb closed low.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 694103). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stoddard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.