Flash Flood in Greene County, Missouri

Flash Flood August 20, 2007 · Greene County, Missouri

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Excessive rainfall associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin impacted northern Greene County. Numerous roads and low water crossings were washed out and had to be fully repaired. Flooding also impacted a bank in Walnut Grove. Specific locations that were impacted include, hundreds of sections of secondary roads across northern Greene County, a section there Route V between Highway 160 and Route BB, and numerous sections of Highway 123 between Walnut Grove and Willard.

The wider storm

The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin produced significant flash flooding along a line from northern Jasper County to northern Laclede County. Numerous roads were washed out across Lawrence, Greene, Polk, Dallas, and Webster counties. This prompted several water rescues. One man was killed in Laclede County as he attempted to cross a section of a road that had been washed out from flood water.

Began near Walnut Grove (37.4100, -93.5500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Texas County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 54043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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