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Missouri Flood Stories

2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Benton, MO · Mar 9, 2019

An intense low pressure system brought strong storms and very gusty winds to the region during the morning and afternoon hours as it tracked quickly northeastward from central Oklahoma to northern Michigan.

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Benton, MO · Sep 29, 2019

Two rounds of storms affected mainly areas north of Interstate 44 from the morning of the 28th to the morning of the 29th. Rainfall accumulations were highest over central Missouri, where a band of two to over four inches produced flash flooding in Camden and Benton Counties.

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Camden, MO · Sep 29, 2019

Two rounds of storms affected mainly areas north of Interstate 44 from the morning of the 28th to the morning of the 29th. Rainfall accumulations were highest over central Missouri, where a band of two to over four inches produced flash flooding in Camden and Benton Counties.

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McDonald, MO · Jul 17, 2020

From the late evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, strong to severe storms associated with a mesoscale convective system produced isolated rainfall accumulations of over 7 inches eastern McDonald and western Barry counties.

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McDonald, MO · Jul 17, 2020

From the late evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, strong to severe storms associated with a mesoscale convective system produced isolated rainfall accumulations of over 7 inches eastern McDonald and western Barry counties.

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Polk, MO · Jul 17, 2020

From the late evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th, strong to severe storms associated with a mesoscale convective system produced isolated rainfall accumulations of over 7 inches eastern McDonald and western Barry counties.

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Cole, MO · Jul 19, 2020

A strong cold front moved into the region and stalled out along the I-70 corridor. Numerous showers and storms developed along the boundary. Some of the storms became severe with reports of damaging winds and large hail.

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Ripley, MO · Aug 13, 2016

A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.

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Benton, MO · Apr 10, 2016

A cold front slowly sagged south across the area during Sunday and Sunday night April 10, 2016. Thunderstorms developed along the cold front across portions of central Missouri early in the evening and expanded along the front to the southwest into southeastern Kansas and…

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Wayne, MO · May 26, 2016

A southerly wind flow of very moist and unstable air fed a slow-moving thunderstorm complex. To the south of the storm complex, surface dew points were in the lower 70's and instability was quite high.

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Perry, MO · May 11, 2016

During the afternoon, multi-cell thunderstorm clusters developed along a warm front that was oriented from west to east. Surface dew points near and south of the front were in the lower 70's, which contributed to strong instability.

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St. Francois, MO · May 11, 2016

As a warm front lifted north through the forecast area, thunderstorms developed. Some of the storms became severe with numerous reports of large hail, some damaging winds and an EF2 tornado that occurred near Bourbon and Sullivan Missouri during the evening.

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Jefferson, MO · May 11, 2016

As a warm front lifted north through the forecast area, thunderstorms developed. Some of the storms became severe with numerous reports of large hail, some damaging winds and an EF2 tornado that occurred near Bourbon and Sullivan Missouri during the evening.

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Clay, MO · Aug 26, 2016

On the evening of August 26, 2016 a line of strong storms formed in northeastern Kansas, and then moved into northwestern Missouri. Embedded within the line of storms was a supercell, which formed earlier in the evening.

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Livingston, MO · Aug 26, 2016

On the evening of August 26, 2016 a line of strong storms formed in northeastern Kansas, and then moved into northwestern Missouri. Embedded within the line of storms was a supercell, which formed earlier in the evening.

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Jackson, MO · Aug 26, 2016

On the evening of August 26, 2016 a line of strong storms formed in northeastern Kansas, and then moved into northwestern Missouri. Embedded within the line of storms was a supercell, which formed earlier in the evening.

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Clay, MO · Aug 26, 2016

On the evening of August 26, 2016 a line of strong storms formed in northeastern Kansas, and then moved into northwestern Missouri. Embedded within the line of storms was a supercell, which formed earlier in the evening.

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Cape Girardeau, MO · Aug 13, 2016

A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.

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Buchanan, MO · Jul 6, 2016

July 6-7, 2016 was an active couple of days across northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. On the morning of July 6, there were a few isolated storms that produced some minor damage to some outbuildings and trees in Linn County, Missouri.

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Wayne, MO · Aug 15, 2016

A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.

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Ripley, MO · Aug 14, 2016

A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.

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Wayne, MO · May 27, 2016

A southerly wind flow of very moist and unstable air fed a slow-moving thunderstorm complex. To the south of the storm complex, surface dew points were in the lower 70's and instability was quite high.

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Wayne, MO · May 12, 2016

During the afternoon, multi-cell thunderstorm clusters developed along a warm front that was oriented from west to east. Surface dew points near and south of the front were in the lower 70's, which contributed to strong instability.

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Perry, MO · May 11, 2016

During the afternoon, multi-cell thunderstorm clusters developed along a warm front that was oriented from west to east. Surface dew points near and south of the front were in the lower 70's, which contributed to strong instability.

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