Flood — Christian, Missouri

2015-07-10 · near Ozark, Christian, Missouri

$2.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

The Finley River flooded several businesses in the city of Ozark. Highway 14 and Highway 125 near Ozarks was flooded and closed. The fairgrounds were flooded and some equipment was washed away. The country fair was cancelled due to the flood water. This storm report will contain the overall flood damage estimates across Christian County for this storm event. There were several episodes and heavy rainfall events which led to a compound affect to the flooding damage. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary in the area developed multiple rounds of thunderstorms which led to flash flooding. There were a few flash flood emergencies due to the catastrophic nature of the flash floods. There were several reports of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 579600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.