Flash Flood — Christian, Missouri

2008-03-17 to 2008-03-19 · near Linden, Christian, Missouri

$5.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Major river flooding occurred along the James and Finley rivers. This flooding occurred in response to eight inches of rain the fell near the headwaters of these two rivers. Many homes and a few businesses experienced flood damage near the cities of Ozark and Nixa. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.

Wider weather episode

Excessive rainfall developed over southern Missouri during the evening of 17 March. A line of training convection assumed a position roughly along a line from Anderson to Ozark to Licking. This convection expanded with time, eventually covering nearly all of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks. Moderate to heavy rain continued into the overnight period and did not stop until the morning of 19 March.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 88966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.