Flash Flood — Pulaski, Missouri

2017-04-30 · near (tbn)ft Leonard Wood, Pulaski, Missouri

Event narrative

Several homes and business sustained flood damage across the county. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. There was some infrastructure damage on the Fort Leonard Wood base, including damage to Water Pump Station, roads, bridge, golf course, and the East Gate Access Control Point. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Pulaski County.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 691394. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.