Flood — Vernon, Missouri

2015-12-28 · near Fair Haven, Vernon, Missouri

Event narrative

A 29 year old male duck hunter drowned when his flat-bottomed kayak type of boat overturned while trying to return to shore during 30 mph winds and rising water. The area of water in which he was hunting was normally controlled at a depth of two feet; however, the region was flooded by the confluence of the Marmaton and Little Osage Rivers. Time and date was estimated.

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 614497. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.