Flash Flood — St. Francois, Missouri

2023-08-03 · near Ogborn, St. Francois, Missouri

Event narrative

Isolated flash flooding occurred just northeast of Farmington. One to two inches of rain fell during the evening hours of August 2nd. Then a second round occurred during the early morning hours of August 3rd with an additional 2 to 3 inches. This caused Camp Creek to rise well above it's banks, flooding Camp Creek Court at the intersection with Colony Church Road. A motorist drove their vehicle into the flood waters and became stranded. They were rescued and did not sustain any injuries.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over central Missouri during the early evening hours. They moved east/southeast through the overnight hours. Numerous large hail and damaging wind reports were received. During the late evening through overnight hours, widespread heavy rain fell causing flash flooding. There was fairly widespread 1-3 rainfall totals, with isolated 6-8+ in central Missouri and south-central Illinois.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146002. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.