Flash Flood — Lewis, Missouri

2015-07-11 to 2015-07-12 · near La Grange, Lewis, Missouri

Event narrative

Up to five inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways C and B at LaGrange. County Road 322, also known as 190th Street, was flooded where Reddish Branch Creek flows under it, about 3 miles east northeast of LaBelle, just east of intersection with 145th Avenue. In this location, a pickup truck was driven into the flooded roadway just after midnight on the 12th of July and then swept downstream. The driver was swept about a mile downstream and drowned in the flood waters. Her passenger was able to cling to a tree till he was rescued a few hours later. Several roads were also washed out including 3rd Street at Pierce Street in LaGrange.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of heavy rain fell over northeast Missouri and west central Illinois from the afternoon hours of July 11th through the early morning hours of July 12th. There were numerous reports of flash flooding as well as two deaths, one from flash flooding and one from a fallen tree.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 599775. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.