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Flash Flood — McDonald, MO

Jun 23, 2019

Another cycle of overnight and early morning storms complexes with scattered afternoon storms resumed across the region during the June 21-24 period. Flash flooding and severe storms occurred each day with this activity. There was a Flash Flood Emergency issued for McDonald and Newton Counties on the morning of the 23rd as much as four to six inches fell on already saturated areas. One fatality occurred in McDonald County in the town of Anderson, as a home was washed away along Beaver Branch, a

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 835231). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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