2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall developed over southeast Missouri during the night of the 3rd. These southeastward-moving storms gradually morphed into an area of widespread moderate rainfall with isolated embedded storms through the morning of the…
Read the full account →A strongly forced line of storms moved across the plains and into the Missouri Ozarks during the late afternoon into the evening. As the storms moved into the region severe storms produced widespread wind damage with winds measured as high as 61 mph.
Read the full account →A strongly forced line of storms moved across the plains and into the Missouri Ozarks during the late afternoon into the evening. As the storms moved into the region severe storms produced widespread wind damage with winds measured as high as 61 mph.
Read the full account →A strongly forced line of storms moved across the plains and into the Missouri Ozarks during the late afternoon into the evening. As the storms moved into the region severe storms produced widespread wind damage with winds measured as high as 61 mph.
Read the full account →A strongly forced line of storms moved across the plains and into the Missouri Ozarks during the late afternoon into the evening. As the storms moved into the region severe storms produced widespread wind damage with winds measured as high as 61 mph.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of three to six inches fell during the morning across the southern portion of Jasper County. Rescue officials reported numerous roads around the Joplin area had 2 to 2 1/2 feet deep of standing water.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms persisted for several hours from central Missouri to the Bootheel of Missouri. This resulted in very heavy rainfall totals, with estimates of up to 1.5 inches per hour.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms persisted for several hours from central Missouri to the Bootheel of Missouri. This resulted in very heavy rainfall totals, with estimates of up to 1.5 inches per hour.
Read the full account →A series of supercell thunderstorms with very heavy rain formed a procession across Scott, Stoddard, and Cape Girardeau Counties. Some places, such as Cape Girardeau, received over 6 inches of rain during the evening hours of January 21.
Read the full account →A series of supercell thunderstorms with very heavy rain formed a procession across Scott, Stoddard, and Cape Girardeau Counties. Some places, such as Cape Girardeau, received over 6 inches of rain during the evening hours of January 21.
Read the full account →A series of supercell thunderstorms with very heavy rain formed a procession across Scott, Stoddard, and Cape Girardeau Counties. Some places, such as Cape Girardeau, received over 6 inches of rain during the evening hours of January 21.
Read the full account →Unofficial measurements of around 3.5 inches of rain in 3 days caused flooding of roads, creeks, and low-lying areas. Indian Creek north of Poplar Bluff flooded a quarter mile stretch of NN Highway. A van became stranded in floodwaters along the highway.
Read the full account →A series of convective events impacted the region during the day and into the overnight hours. Thunderstorms initially affected central Missouri producing heavy rainfall and localized flooding.
Read the full account →This is the continuation of the flooding that occurred over portions of southern Missouri on May 12th and 13th. Although numerous low water crossings, bridges, and area rivers flooded for the second time in less than a week, this area was more concentrated over portions of…
Read the full account →The flash flooding event on the 7th and early 8th, became a major flooding event across all of southern and central Missouri through the early afternoon of May 9th.
Read the full account →This is the continuation of the flooding that occurred over portions of southern Missouri on May 12th and 13th. Although numerous low water crossings, bridges, and area rivers flooded for the second time in less than a week, this area was more concentrated over portions of…
Read the full account →This is the continuation of the flooding that occurred over portions of southern Missouri on May 12th and 13th. Although numerous low water crossings, bridges, and area rivers flooded for the second time in less than a week, this area was more concentrated over portions of…
Read the full account →This is the continuation of the flooding that occurred over portions of southern Missouri on May 12th and 13th. Although numerous low water crossings, bridges, and area rivers flooded for the second time in less than a week, this area was more concentrated over portions of…
Read the full account →This is the continuation of the flooding that occurred over portions of southern Missouri on May 12th and 13th. Although numerous low water crossings, bridges, and area rivers flooded for the second time in less than a week, this area was more concentrated over portions of…
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening of May 6, 2024 and into the early morning hours of May 7, 2024.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening of May 6, 2024 and into the early morning hours of May 7, 2024.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening of May 6, 2024 and into the early morning hours of May 7, 2024.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening of May 6, 2024 and into the early morning hours of May 7, 2024.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and an associated cold front pushed through the Missouri Ozarks during the late evening of May 6, 2024 and into the early morning hours of May 7, 2024.
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