Flood — New Madrid, Missouri

2011-05-01 to 2011-05-10 · near Linda, New Madrid, Missouri

Wider weather episode

Widespread flooding continued from April into May across southeast Missouri. Following excessive rain in April, a final dose of heavy rain came between April 30 and May 2. Numerous rounds of showers and thunderstorms produced additional average rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches. Between 9 and 22 inches of rain fell across the region between April 22 and May 3. Most creeks and streams flooded for an extended period of time. Some of the flooding was major. Numerous roads were flooded and closed, including some major state highways in each county. About 150 state roads were closed in southeast Missouri at the peak of the flooding. A number of road washouts were reported across southeast Missouri. One concrete bridge was washed out on County Road 410 in Stoddard County. A mudslide on County Road 451 in Butler County was an example of numerous flood-damaged roads there. Another mudslide closed one lane of U.S. Highway 67 in Wayne County. Railroad tracks were blocked by a mudslide near Williamsville in Wayne County. Some homes were sandbagged or evacuated across southeast Missouri, and there were reports of people trapped in their homes due to flooded access roads. Water rescues were conducted due to motorists driving into flooded areas. Some schools cancelled or delayed classes due to the large number of inaccessible homes. An agricultural levee on the Little River was breached near Baderville in New Madrid County, affecting large tracts of farmland. Significant flooding continued in Morehouse due to the Little River, and the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 60 were closed. About two-thirds of the residences in Morehouse, or about 280 homes, sustained water damage. About 60 of those homes were deemed destroyed beyond repair. In the Puxico area of Stoddard County, Mingo Creek continued to flood. A water rescue was conducted in the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 307865. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.