Flash Flood — Newton, Missouri

2025-06-06 · near Spurgeon, Newton, Missouri

Event narrative

Flooding of yards and surrounding areas was occurring just south of Joplin.

Wider weather episode

A round of showers and thunderstorms occurred during the late night hours of June 5th through the morning hours of June 6th. A line of thunderstorms moved into the area from the southwest and caused damaging winds and a tornado. Additional rainfall on June 7th caused flash flooding occurred due to saturated soils.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.