2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Above the confluence of the Ohio River, the Mississippi River was above flood stage early in the month in response to melting of record snowpack in the upper portions of the river basin.
Read the full account →Above the confluence of the Ohio River, the Mississippi River was above flood stage early in the month in response to melting of record snowpack in the upper portions of the river basin.
Read the full account →A few late evening storms moved through northwest Missouri, bringing small hail and some isolated minor wind damage. The next day, on May 26, a more significant severe weather event occurred on May 26 when several strong storms, including a couple well organized supercells moved…
Read the full account →A few late evening storms moved through northwest Missouri, bringing small hail and some isolated minor wind damage. The next day, on May 26, a more significant severe weather event occurred on May 26 when several strong storms, including a couple well organized supercells moved…
Read the full account →A few late evening storms moved through northwest Missouri, bringing small hail and some isolated minor wind damage. The next day, on May 26, a more significant severe weather event occurred on May 26 when several strong storms, including a couple well organized supercells moved…
Read the full account →A few late evening storms moved through northwest Missouri, bringing small hail and some isolated minor wind damage. The next day, on May 26, a more significant severe weather event occurred on May 26 when several strong storms, including a couple well organized supercells moved…
Read the full account →Minor river flooding occurred as a result of a stretch of wet weather during the early part of the month. Average rainfall amounts between the 5th and 10th were between 3 and 4 inches east of the Mississippi River, and mainly 1 to 2 inches west of the river.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms were strong to severe with several reports of damaging winds.
Read the full account →A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms were strong to severe with several reports of damaging winds.
Read the full account →Isolated small clusters of thunderstorms formed during the heat of the afternoon. A 500 mb trough digging southeast across the Great Lakes region forced a cold front southeastward into southern Illinois by evening.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved northward from the central Gulf coast, while a cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest. The tropical moisture from Cindy was squeezed out by the approaching cold front.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure centered over south central Illinois dragged a weak cold front slowly south through the forecast area. Widespread convection developed along the Missouri River in central Missouri, dumping up to 4 inches of rain over a three hour period causing isolated…
Read the full account →Strong to isolated severe storms developed mainly over southeast Kansas and southern Missouri along a stalled front during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →Strong to isolated severe storms developed mainly over southeast Kansas and southern Missouri along a stalled front during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →Strong to isolated severe storms developed mainly over southeast Kansas and southern Missouri along a stalled front during the afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →Elevated convection developed in response to low level moisture convergence just north of a slowly retreating warm front. With very high precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches, this created very heavy rainfall rates as the storms trained over the same locations for over…
Read the full account →Elevated convection developed in response to low level moisture convergence just north of a slowly retreating warm front. With very high precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches, this created very heavy rainfall rates as the storms trained over the same locations for over…
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