Flash Flood — Gentry, Missouri

2020-07-30 · near King City, Gentry, Missouri

Event narrative

Highway 169 just south of King City was closed due to water over the road.

Wider weather episode

Throughout the final few days of the month a mid level trough dug into the central part of the CONUS, and produced several rounds of moderate to heavy rain. Several areas reported well over 6 inches of rain over the 2 day period, with the high values occurring in Johnson County Missouri where almost 10 inches of rain over the 36-48 period was reported. Most of the flooding was minor and little to no damage was reported, but several roads were closed for a few days after the rain stopped.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 912252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.