Flash Flood — Howell, Missouri

2021-12-17 to 2021-12-18 · near Mountain View, Howell, Missouri

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the Gill Branch to leave its banks and overtop Highway 71. A 71 year old motorist was swept of Highway Y and drowned in the flood waters.

Wider weather episode

A stalled front interacted with a moist airmass over the region as upper level disturbances moved parallel to the front, producing training thunderstorms over the region through afternoon and evening. Flash flooding occurred south of Highway 60 during the evening as rainfall amounts between 2 and 6 inches occurred in a 24 hour period. Some locations saw the bulk of the rain fall in less than 6 hours. One flash flood fatality occurred in Howell County near Mountain View around 10 PM CST when a 71-year old male attempted to drive through a flooded low water crossing on Highway Y at Gill Branch.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 997644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.