Flash Flood in Carter County, Missouri

Flash Flood March 9, 2006 · Carter County, Missouri

Death

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding of Ten Mile Creek caused the death of a 57-year-old man. The man drowned when the flat bed truck he was driving was swept off the road as he was attempting to cross the creek. The incident occurred on a private gravel road off Highway B. The truck was swept downstream about 50 yards and overturned in the creek, resting upside down. The body was recovered still in the truck. The incident was estimated to have happened around 6 A.M. CST when he attempted to drive across the creek to a hog barn.

Began near Ellsinore (36.8667, -90.6667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5494285. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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