2,894 first-hand accounts of flood events in Missouri, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms which developed across northwestern Missouri moved south and east across central Missouri during the evening of the first and into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms which developed across northwestern Missouri moved south and east across central Missouri during the evening of the first and into the overnight hours.
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 →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 →High water was reported on many roads in Van Buren, and numerous creeks were out of their banks. Several people near the town of Fremont in Carter County were evacuated by boat. Rock and mud slides were reported on U.S. Highway 60 near Ellsinore.
Read the full account →Localized flash flooding of roads and creeks occurred as a series of thunderstorms crossed parts of southeast Missouri. South of Poplar Bluff, water was over County Road 323.
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 →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 →Strong to severe storms developed during the afternoon and evening over central and south central Missouri, within the warm sector of a low pressure system that tracked across central Missouri.
Read the full account →A QLCS moved into northeast and central Missouri during the late afternoon on June 3rd. This feature caused wind damage in aforementioned areas before weakening.
Read the full account →Clusters of storms, followed by a bowing line of thunderstorms, organized and accelerated east-northeastward during the overnight and wee morning hours. Several pockets of damaging winds accompanied the storms.
Read the full account →The remnants of a squall line moved east across southeast Missouri in the form of a loosely organized cluster of storms. These storms moved along a poorly defined warm front, characterized by weak instability and 40 to 50 kt of effective bulk wind shear.
Read the full account →Southerly flow as well as intermittent showers and a few thunderstorms raised the dew point into the mid 60s to around 70 across the area. Also, forecast soundings showed a very moist and deep warm layer up to around 12,000 feet.
Read the full account →Southerly flow as well as intermittent showers and a few thunderstorms raised the dew point into the mid 60s to around 70 across the area. Also, forecast soundings showed a very moist and deep warm layer up to around 12,000 feet.
Read the full account →Southerly flow as well as intermittent showers and a few thunderstorms raised the dew point into the mid 60s to around 70 across the area. Also, forecast soundings showed a very moist and deep warm layer up to around 12,000 feet.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
Read the full account →Heavy rain developed over southern Missouri on the night of the 27th and continued through the evening of the 28th as a slow moving cold front moved across the region and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass over the region.
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