Flash Flood — Camden, Missouri

1999-05-04 to 1999-05-05 · near Countywide, Camden, Missouri

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms produced a large area of 2 to 6 inch rainfall over central, south central, and southwest Missouri. The hardest hit areas were along the Kansas state line from Nevada to Joplin where some damage to roads occurred. A few homes in the Carthage and Joplin areas required brief evacuations due to the flooding. About a half dozen homes in Carthage had minor flood damage on the lowest floor. Numerous low lying roads and low water crossings were closed due to the flooding.There was one flash flood related fatality in eastern Camden County on Dry Glaize Creek near Montreal. Early in the morning on May 5th, a women died when she drove into a flooded low water crossing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5697903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.