Flash Flood — Grundy, Missouri

2023-08-04 · near Modena, Grundy, Missouri

Event narrative

Heavy rain led to flash flooding in Mercer and Grundy Counties. A water rescue was performed on US 65 north of Spickard.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon and evening of August 4th, severe storms developed over western Missouri and moved eastward into central Missouri. A supercell produced a 4.5 mile long EF0 tornado in rural Ray County near the community of Millville, with another supercell producing a 1.5 mile long EF0 near Malta Bend in Saline County. A few other wind damage and 60 mph wind gusts reports were received with these storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1138449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.