Flash Flood — Osage, Missouri

2020-01-10 to 2020-01-11 · near Meta, Osage, Missouri

Event narrative

Betwen 2 and 4 inches of rain, with isolated amounts up to 6 inches, fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding across Osage County. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways E, W, and 133.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms were strong to severe with several reports of damaging winds. Also, several rounds of heavy rain fell across the region in a two day period which caused flash flooding at a couple of locations.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.