Flash Flood — Laclede, Missouri

2020-01-10 to 2020-01-11 · near Morgan, Laclede, Missouri

Event narrative

Excessive rain caused flash flooding along the Osage Fork River at Auburn Road. A 53 year old female attempted to drive across the flooded low water crossing and her vehicle became disabled. The victim exited the vehicle and attempted to swim to shore but was unsuccessful.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening of the 10th, strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front over eastern Oklahoma and southeast Kansas before spreading northeast into the Missouri Ozarks through the early morning of the 11th. Several tornadoes rated as EF-0 and EF-1 occurred near the towns of Strafford, Fair Play and Cross Timbers, and hail up to the size of golf balls occurred on the east side of Springfield. Widespread rainfall amounts of two to four inches led to flooding and closures of numerous county roads and state highways. Several swift water rescues were performed and unfortunately there was one flood-related fatality near Conway in Laclede County, when a 53-year old woman attempted to drive across a flooded low water crossing.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 872628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.