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Flash Flood — Webster, MO

Feb 16, 2008

Widespread excessive rainfall impacted almost all of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks during the overnight period of 16 February into 17 February. Widespread rainfall amounts of one to three and a half inches fell. The heaviest amounts fell over the upper White River Basin as three and a half inches were observed near Table Rock Lake. Meanwhile areas of the Osage Plains from southeast Kansas in to west central Missouri measured around an inch.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 84444). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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