Flood in Perry County, Missouri

Flood April 20, 2026 – April 23, 2026 · Perry County, Missouri

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Minor flooding, cresting less than a foot above flood stage, occurred along the Mississippi River near Chester, with limited impacts to low-lying agricultural areas.

The wider storm

Well above normal March to mid-April rainfall upstream along the Ohio River from East-Central Missouri and Central Illinois to Iowa/Wisconsin resulted in river levels briefly rising into minor flood at Chester mid-month. Impacts were limited to bottomland agricultural areas.

Began near Claryville (37.8786, -89.8002).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331154. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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