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In Wright County, Missouri, a county of about 19,000 residents 210 miles (340 kilometers) southeast of Kansas City, vehicles driven by a 70-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman were swept away by flooding at Beaver Creek around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, the state patrol said. The bodies were found more than four hours later.
A rare flash flood emergency was issued for around 5,000 people in Yellville and surrounding areas of Marion County after 6 to 11 inches of rain fell in just four to five hours, according to the ...
Flooding submerged parts of the St. Louis area the morning of July 26. Thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain, leaving several roads under floodwaters and I-70 closed.
The states of emergencies were declared as the county remains under a flash flood warning until 6 p.m. and a flood watch until late tonight. According to the National Weather Service, at 12:42 p.m ...
Flooding forced Obion County Schools to cancel classes on August 4. [17] The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee called the flooding in Union City and surrounding areas "catastrophic". [12] A portion of Interstate 40 was closed. [12] 11.49 inches (292 mm) of rain fell in Union City, which prompted a flash flood emergency.
[17] [18] Later, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever flash flood emergencies for Saint Louis. [19] By the end of July 26, St. Peters, Missouri recorded a total of 12.8 inches (325.1 mm) of rainfall, [ 20 ] while other areas of St. Charles County received over 11 inches (280 mm).
In April 2013, persistent heavy rains caused widespread flooding, primarily impacting the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions. In a span of two days on April 17 and 18, heavy rainfall associated with a slow-moving storm system caused widespread flooding across rivers and areas, where rainfall amounts over 8 inches (200 mm) caused rivers to swell and crest, including the Mississippi River and ...
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...