Flash Flood in New Madrid County, Missouri

Flash Flood March 1, 1997 · New Madrid County, Missouri

Death

Injury

$6K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A vehicle on Interstate 55 just south of Sikeston went out of control and into the St. Johns Bayou drainage ditch. A man pulled his wife to safety from the vehicle, then he fell back into the flooded ditch. His body was swept away and not recovered for over 24 hours. The wife was treated for injuries at a hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5594911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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