Flash Flood in Lawrence County, Missouri

Flash Flood March 18, 2008 – March 19, 2008 · Lawrence County, Missouri

Death

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Four to six inches of rain fell over Lawrence County. All locations that typically experience flooding during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. One fatality occurred in Kelly Creek near Monett. A 19 year old male died after walking into the swift current.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Red Oak (37.2172, -93.9798).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 89260. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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