Flood — Pulaski, Missouri

2024-11-05 · near St Robert, Pulaski, Missouri

Event narrative

The Roubidoux River flooded the Roubidoux Park and RV Park along with nearby homes. Additional damage occurred to roads and bridges across northern Pulaski County along the Roubidoux and Gasconade Rivers. Additionally, $1 million in damages occurred to road and bridge damages across the county with the most significant damage in the southern part of the county along the Little Piney and Big Piney near Devil's Elbow. Seven homes suffered major damage and 30 homes with minor damage.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms brought severe weather and flooding to southwest Missouri from November 4-5, 2024. A corridor of very heavy rainfall east of Springfield caused several rivers to reach major flood stage, with some locations experiencing record flooding. A total of four tornadoes were also observed on November 4, all of which were EF-0 in strength. Residual river flooding was observed through November 8, 2024 before flood waters began to recede.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.