Jan 11, 2020
An unseasonably strong storm system brought heavy rainfall and isolated flooding on January 10-11th. The bulk of the event occurred overnight and into the morning hours on the 11th. Rainfall totals ranged from 1 to 3 inches, which resulted in isolated flash flooding. Strong forcing associated with a potent 500 mb shortwave tapped into a very moist southwest wind flow. A weak surface low formed along a cold front over southwest Arkansas, then deepened as it tracked northeast across the Missouri B
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 868883). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Spencer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.