May 29, 2019
A small cluster of thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. An isolated occurrence of damaging winds accompanied the strongest storm. The cluster of storms occurred in a moderately to strongly unstable air mass ahead of a dissipating cold front over northwest Missouri. A weakening 500 mb shortwave moved northeastward from the southern Plains, contributing to the development of the thunderstorms. A larger complex of storms during the evening ho
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 819918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Alexander County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.