Flash Flood — Laclede, Missouri

2007-08-20 · near Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri

Event narrative

Tropical Storm Erin remnants impacted areas of Laclede County. Flash flooding occurred county wide causing road closures to a section of Highway 32 near Pinetree Road, West Elm Road between Drury Road and Springfield Road, a section of Route BB northwest of Sleeper and north of Route F, the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway K, the intersection of Route BB and Highway F, the intersection of Route T and Highway FF, the outer road of interstate 44 at Route N, and a section of a secondary road near Sleeper. A United State Postal employee delivering rural mail drove into a washed out bridge and was swept away by flood water.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 54052. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.