Flash Flood in Oregon County, Missouri

Flash Flood April 29, 2017 · Oregon County, Missouri

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous county roads and bridges were damaged by flash floods. Several campgrounds and river access areas were severely damaged across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Oregon County. $3M in damages were reported to roads alone in the county.

The wider storm

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms and extremely heavy rainfall over several days led to historic and devastating flash floods, record breaking river levels, large hail, wind damage, and at least one tornado across the Missouri Ozarks region. Most counties across the Missouri Ozarks region were declared a federal disaster from the President and FEMA.

Began near Alton (36.6896, -91.3946).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 691360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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