Jun 17, 2017
A slow-moving cluster of thunderstorms produced localized flash flooding between Benton and Murray. The storms occurred in a very warm and moist southwest wind flow ahead of a cold front over northwest Missouri. A weak 500 mb trough axis extended from the Ohio Valley to the central Gulf coast.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 703398). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Calloway County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.