Apr 18, 2019
A squall line moved out of southeast Kansas and across western Missouri from the late evening of the 17th to the early morning of the 18th. Widespread straight-line wind damage occurred near the Missouri and Kansas border. Two EF-0 tornadoes occurred in Dade County and hail to the size of golfballs occurred at Joplin. Rainfall amounts averaged between one-half inch and one inch, with isolated amounts over two inches reported in Oregon County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 816568). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Howell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.