Flash Flood — Mcdonald, Missouri

2013-08-08 · near Jane, Mcdonald, Missouri

Event narrative

This storm report will contain the total estimated damages and cost for the flooding event including one fatality for the county. A vehicle was washed off the road on Highway 90 at Brush Creek just west of Jane. She was driving eastbound at 4:50 am when her car was swept into the stream, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Multiple people had to be rescued at campgrounds along the Elk River near Noel. Several roads and low water crossings were severely damaged due to flooding. Several homes were flooded.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary led to multiple rounds of thunderstorms which trained over the same areas and produced intense rainfall rates and rainfall totals. Most areas received between one and five inches of rainfall with some localized areas receiving up to 20 inches of rainfall in several days. This caused devastating floods and flash floods with some rivers reaching all time record levels. There were several hundred rescues performed and evacuations of over 500 individuals from their homes across the Missouri Ozarks. Joint agencies from the federal, state, and local assessed over 18 million dollars in damages to property and infrastructure. Over 380 homes and over 130 businesses were damaged due to the floods.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 462362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.