Flash Flood in Dallas County, Missouri

Flash Flood September 7, 2018 · Dallas County, Missouri

Death

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Green County Sheriffs vehicle was swept off of a roadway at a low water crossing due to flash flooding. This low water crossing was located on Cabin Creek Drive, a quarter mile south of State Road AA, where Cabin Creek intersects Cabin Creek Drive. The Deputy was overcome by flood waters attempting to escape the vehicle.

The wider storm

The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon tracked from the Mississippi Coast into southwest Missouri. Widespread rainfall occurred over the Ozarks Region, with pockets of excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding. The most impactful rain came within a 3-hour time frame over southern Dallas and northern Greene County during the evening of the 7th. A flash flood occurred on Cabin Creek Road, taking the life of a Greene County Sheriff's Deputy.

Began near Olive (37.4181, -93.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 784008. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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