Flash Flood in Greene County, Missouri
Flash Flood December 26, 2015 – December 27, 2015 · Greene County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Farm Road 174 and Oakwood Street to Farm Road 174 and Route ZZ was impassable due to high water. Nearly all low water crossings were under water and impassable. Approximately 630 homes and 16 business sustained water damage. Numerous roads, bridges, and culverts across the county sustained damage from the water. There were at least 120 water rescues across the county. There was an estimate of up to 500 problem spots on local roads will need repairs. A local car dealership in Republic was flooded by high water with numerous cars affected. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county during this event.
The wider storm
A slow moving and strong weather system caused several rounds of very heavy and record breaking rainfall to occur across the Missouri Ozarks which led to historic and deadly flooding.
Began near Battlefield (37.1399, -93.3760).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 606105. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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