Flash Flood — Webster, Missouri

2008-02-16 to 2008-02-17 · near Cross Way, Webster, Missouri

Event narrative

Numerous roads and low lying areas experienced flash flooding countywide. One fatality occurred as a 46 year old male drove his truck into the Finley River at a low water crossing southeast of Fordland. The river swept his truck off of the road. Other locations that experienced flooding in Webster County included a section of Clearwater Drive at Acorn Hills, a section of Battleclub Road at Normady Road, a section of Highway A north of its intersection with Elm Road, a section of Highway V at its intersection with the James River, a section of Highway FF at its intersection with Panther Creek, a section of Bell Springs Road near its intersection with Dry Creek, a section near the Bellford Bridge north of Fordland, and a section of Greenwood Road near Fordland.

Wider weather episode

Widespread excessive rainfall impacted almost all of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks during the overnight period of 16 February into 17 February. Widespread rainfall amounts of one to three and a half inches fell. The heaviest amounts fell over the upper White River Basin as three and a half inches were observed near Table Rock Lake. Meanwhile areas of the Osage Plains from southeast Kansas in to west central Missouri measured around an inch.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 84444. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.