Flood in Barton County, Missouri

Flood April 16, 2026 · Barton County, Missouri

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding was reported on NE 15th Lane at the North Fork Spring River.

The wider storm

Multiple elevated thunderstorms moved across the Ozarks during the afternoon. Some of the storms were moving as slow as 10 miles an hour. This produced localized flooding in Barton County, but one storm in Miller County was able to take advantage of the environment and produced hail up to 3 inches in size as is moved slowly over the town if Iberia, MO. Another storm then moved along a similar track approximately 3 hours later producing hail up to tennis balls in size.

Began near Lamar (37.5300, -94.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324286. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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