Jun 26, 2021
During the late evening of the 25th and morning of the 26th, storms moved repeatedly along and north of an outflow boundary that extended along Interstate 44 from Lebanon to Joplin. Rainfall accumulations of over three inches occurred in a 12-hour period ending at 9 AM on the 26th along the Missouri-Kansas border from Fort Scott southward to Pittsburg, and from Joplin to Seneca. A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Seneca when five to eight inches of rainfall in a four-hour period led to floo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 966866). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.