2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →Bands of thunderstorms developed along a surface cold front extending from northern Arkansas northeastward along the Ohio River. Relatively strong diurnal heating occurred south of the front, where mixed-layer cape values increased to around 1500 j/kg.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the Ozarks over the course of a week. A persistent trough over the central plains brought multiple upper level storm systems over the region which produced intense thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the Ozarks over the course of a week. A persistent trough over the central plains brought multiple upper level storm systems over the region which produced intense thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the Ozarks over the course of a week. A persistent trough over the central plains brought multiple upper level storm systems over the region which produced intense thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the Ozarks over the course of a week. A persistent trough over the central plains brought multiple upper level storm systems over the region which produced intense thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Three to five inches of rain fell over portions of southeast Springfield in less than two hours. It caused several houses to flood along the James River on the southeast side of Springfield.
Read the full account →Rainfall totals of three to six inches fell over portions of McDonald County during the late afternoon. One observer reported three inches of rainfall in less than one hour in Tiff City.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →Isolated to widely scattered storms developed along remnant outflow boundaries on the afternoon the 15th. Saturated soils from previous rainfall in the week led to flash flooding with the afternoon and evening storms.
Read the full account →A cold front lifted north and stalled over the region for a few days. A couple of areas of low pressure developed and moved northeast along the front, bringing multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure center developed northeastward from south central Oklahoma to southwest Missouri. A gradual increase in the warm sector southerly low level jet occurred as the surface low deepened.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure center developed northeastward from south central Oklahoma to southwest Missouri. A gradual increase in the warm sector southerly low level jet occurred as the surface low deepened.
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