2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across southern Missouri between April 4th and April 6th. The highest rainfall amounts occurred southeast of Springfield where pockets of 8-10 inches with localized amounts to 12 inches occurred.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across southern Missouri between April 4th and April 6th. The highest rainfall amounts occurred southeast of Springfield where pockets of 8-10 inches with localized amounts to 12 inches occurred.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across southern Missouri between April 4th and April 6th. The highest rainfall amounts occurred southeast of Springfield where pockets of 8-10 inches with localized amounts to 12 inches occurred.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across southern Missouri between April 4th and April 6th. The highest rainfall amounts occurred southeast of Springfield where pockets of 8-10 inches with localized amounts to 12 inches occurred.
Read the full account →Convection developed during the afternoon of the 8th with activity most widespread between 1200-1700CST. PW values of 2-2.25 inches, bolstered by moisture from Hurricane Beryl to the southwest, resulted in torrential rainfall rates that produced isolated flooding issues.
Read the full account →Convection developed during the afternoon of the 8th with activity most widespread between 1200-1700CST. PW values of 2-2.25 inches, bolstered by moisture from Hurricane Beryl to the southwest, resulted in torrential rainfall rates that produced isolated flooding issues.
Read the full account →Solar heating brought increased instability to the Missouri Ozarks, with adequate moisture and upper-level energy. As an upper-level shortwave trough pushed through the area during the early morning hours of July 4, 2024, shear and instability led to scattered thunderstorms.
Read the full account →An area of 2.5 to 6 inches of rain fell over a portion of southwest and south central Missouri. The heaviest rain fell in eastern Douglas and Texas Counties. Numerous roads were closed due to high water.Three cars were swept off of low water crossings in Texas County.
Read the full account →This was the 9th and final severe weather episode that concluded an active 6 day period across Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Northeast Missouri.
Read the full account →Numerous roads were flooded in most counties of southeast Missouri. At least 20 county roads were closed in Stoddard County. County Road 18 was washed out in Ripley County, and other road washouts were reported in Scott and Mississippi Counties.
Read the full account →Numerous roads were flooded in most counties of southeast Missouri. At least 20 county roads were closed in Stoddard County. County Road 18 was washed out in Ripley County, and other road washouts were reported in Scott and Mississippi Counties.
Read the full account →Numerous roads were flooded in most counties of southeast Missouri. At least 20 county roads were closed in Stoddard County. County Road 18 was washed out in Ripley County, and other road washouts were reported in Scott and Mississippi Counties.
Read the full account →Excessive rainfall developed over southern Missouri during the evening of 17 March. A line of training convection assumed a position roughly along a line from Anderson to Ozark to Licking.
Read the full account →Excessive rainfall developed over southern Missouri during the evening of 17 March. A line of training convection assumed a position roughly along a line from Anderson to Ozark to Licking.
Read the full account →June turned out to be a very wet month across the region with many places 3 to 5 inches above normal. Heavy rain fell during the first two days of June and was scattered during the last half of the month. Many places saw more than 5 inches of rain fall for the month.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over central and south central Missouri produced widespread flooding. Cooperative weather stations reported over 8 inches of rain at Versailles (Morgan County), Rolla (Phelps County, and Salem (Dent County).
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms became stationary from west to east across the Ozark foothills. The storms were fed by a rather strong west-southwest low level jet up to 40 knots.
Read the full account →Above normal April rainfall in much of Missouri, Illinois, and Southeast Iowa led to elevated river levels early May on the Mississippi River.
Read the full account →Above normal April rainfall in much of Missouri, Illinois, and Southeast Iowa led to elevated river levels early May on the Mississippi River.
Read the full account →Above normal April rainfall in much of Missouri, Illinois, and Southeast Iowa led to elevated river levels early May on the Mississippi River.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms on April 22 produced excessive rainfall across the Kansas City metro area, resulting in flash flooding in Jackson and Platte Counties, as well as urban and small stream flooding in Clay County.
Read the full account →A large area of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms persisted for an extended period of time, producing up to an inch of rain per hour. Rainfall totals were around 3 inches on average, with locally higher amounts.
Read the full account →The most serious flooding struck Wayne, Bollinger, and Cape Girardeau Counties, where 4 to 8 inches of rain fell, mostly in a 12-hour period. The highest totals were in northern Bollinger County, where radar estimates and unofficial measurements indicated up to 8 inches fell.
Read the full account →In the wake of morning thunderstorms, afternoon sunshine heated an already very humid airmass over west central Missouri and eastern Kansas on Tuesday, June 8 2010, creating a very unstable atmosphere over the region.
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