Flood — Stoddard, Missouri

2025-02-15 to 2025-02-16 · near Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri

Event narrative

Minor flooding occurred along several highways, including Highways F and W from U.S. 60 to Highway J, Highway H from Highway 25 to Highway ZZ, and Highway U from County Road 651 to Highway H.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall (2-5) as they streamed northeast across southeast Missouri in the afternoon and evening of the 15th. The greatest rainfall amounts were near the Mississippi River in New Madrid and Mississippi counties. Minor flooding of city streets occurred in the city of New Madrid and along numerous state highways and county Roads. The heavy rain caused a retaining wall to collapse, resulting in significant damage to 4 vehicles in Poplar Bluff.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235069. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.