Flood — Mcdonald, Missouri

2025-04-20 to 2025-04-21 · near Bethlehem, Mcdonald, Missouri

Event narrative

A swift water rescue was performs when a small pickup truck was swept of the road by fast flowing water. Two people were rescued safely with no injuries.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system moved through the area on Sunday April 20th, 2025. This system brought tornadoes, damaging wind, large hail and heavy rain. The heavy rainfall led to flooding as the area had already received heavy rainfall from storms earlier in the week. Multiple area rivers reached minor to moderate flood stage due to heavy runoff.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253307. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.