2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →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 →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 →Major flooding of the Mississippi River occurred. The crest at Cape Girardeau, which was 45.7 feet, was the 4th highest on record and almost 14 feet above flood stage. The record crest of 48.5 feet occurred in August of 1993.
Read the full account →On May 9, the St. Francis River rose to 25.6 feet at Patterson, where flood stage is 16 feet. A second higher crest occurred on May 13, when the river crested at 31.1 feet. Downriver at Fisk, the river rose about a foot above the 20-foot flood stage on May 18.
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 →An extraordinary flood took place on the Mississippi River in June, resulting from two major rainfall events in Wisconsin and Iowa. The Wisconsin flooding resulted from two separate events, totaling more than 10 inches of rain over most of the southern third of the state.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Another round of storms with heavy rainfall moved into the region ahead of a cold front from the early morning through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region from the late evening of the 20th to the early evening of the 21st as low pressure deepened over the Central Plains, causing a warm front to lift northward across the region.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region from the late evening of the 20th to the early evening of the 21st as low pressure deepened over the Central Plains, causing a warm front to lift northward across the region.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region from the late evening of the 20th to the early evening of the 21st as low pressure deepened over the Central Plains, causing a warm front to lift northward across the region.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region from the late evening of the 20th to the early evening of the 21st as low pressure deepened over the Central Plains, causing a warm front to lift northward across the region.
Read the full account →Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region from the late evening of the 20th to the early evening of the 21st as low pressure deepened over the Central Plains, causing a warm front to lift northward across the region.
Read the full account →A stalled front from the storm a system on May 2-3 moved northward back into the Ozarks as a warm front as a strong upper level low over southern Colorado moved eastward into the southern Plains.
Read the full account →A stalled front from the storm a system on May 2-3 moved northward back into the Ozarks as a warm front as a strong upper level low over southern Colorado moved eastward into the southern Plains.
Read the full account →A stalled front from the storm a system on May 2-3 moved northward back into the Ozarks as a warm front as a strong upper level low over southern Colorado moved eastward into the southern Plains.
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