Flash Flood — Greene, Missouri
2015-12-26 · near Ebenezer, Greene, Missouri
2
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 42 year old man attempted to drive through a flooded low water crossing on Highway CC at Sims Branch. That person was swept away and drowned. An indirect fatality occurred when a 60 year old man tow truck driver was attempting to retrieve a car off the roadway. He was electrocuted by a downed power line near Farm Road 112 and Farm Road 125.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 606350. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.