Jan 11, 2020
During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front over eastern Oklahoma and southeast Kansas before spreading northeast into the Missouri Ozarks through the early morning of the 11th. Several tornadoes rated as EF-0 and EF-1 occurred near the towns of Strafford, Fair Play and Cross Timbers, and hail up to the size of golf balls occurred on the east side of Springfield. Widespread rainfall amounts of two to four inches led to flooding and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 872641). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ozark County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.