Overview
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A powerful storm system brought torrential rainfall and historic flooding to the Missouri Ozarks and southeastern Kansas from Friday night, April 28 through Sunday, April 30. Storm total rainfall amounts generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches with some areas of far southern and south central Missouri receiving from 10 to around 12 inches. This incredible rainfall resulted in widespread and historic flooding. Numerous roads, bridges and buildings were destroyed. Many roads were flooded through the event including state highways and Interstate 44. Several rivers reached major and historic levels. On Friday afternoon, April 28th, a stationary front that extended from southeast Missouri across west central Arkansas into south central Oklahoma began moving northward as a warm front. As an upper level system moved out of the southern Rockies, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico began to get pulled northward up and over the stationary front. By Saturday afternoon, the warm front had moved as far north as Interstate 44. As a series of surface lows moved northeastward along the front, it brought with it waves of showers and thunderstorms that brought continuous heavy rainfall across the same area during the day on Saturday. As the warm front continued to move northward on Sunday, the cold front swept in behind it from the west bringing an end to the rainfall.
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Flooding
Hydrographs
Most rivers reached major flood stage with several hitting record levels. Below are hydrographs of several rivers during the event.
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| Jacks Fork River - Eminence | Jacks Fork River - Alley Spring | Gasconade River - Hazelgreen | Gasconande River - Jerome |
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| North Fort White River - Tecumseh | Big Piney River - East Gate | James River - Galena | Spring River - Carthage |
GOES-16 Satellite
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite has not been declared operational and its data are preliminary and undergoing testing.
Rain Reports
...Storm Total Rainfall Reports from Friday Morning through Sunday... Total rainfall amounts from the powerful storm system that brought extensive flooding to the Missouri Ozarks and southeastern Kansas generally ranged from 4 to 8 inches with localized around 10 inches. The highest amounts fell across far southern and south central Missouri. Location Amount Time/Date Provider Houston 11.15 in 0800 AM 04/30 COOP 2 WNW Yukon 11.05 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 E Montauk 10.81 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 1 E Montauk 10.80 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 1 E Montauk 10.73 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 2 SE Granby 10.47 in 1045 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 W Yukon 10.38 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 N Yukon 10.01 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 NNW Mountain Grove 9.71 in 0945 PM 04/30 RAWS 1 NNW Mountain Grove 9.63 in 0945 PM 04/30 RAWS 2 SE Granby 9.60 in 1030 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 ESE Raymondville 9.43 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 NW West Plains 9.36 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS 1 NW West Plains 9.36 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Mountain View 9.25 in 0945 PM 04/30 RAWS Mountain View 9.23 in 0945 PM 04/30 RAWS 3 SSE Mansfield 9.19 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Tecumseh 9.18 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP Dora 9.05 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 8 WSW Ellington 8.97 in 1035 PM 04/30 RAWS 8 WSW Ellington 8.93 in 0935 PM 04/30 RAWS 8 WSW Ellington 8.90 in 0935 PM 04/30 RAWS Norwood 8.83 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Norwood 8.77 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS 5 ESE Shell Knob 8.72 in 0600 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 S Lanagan 8.57 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 W West Plains 8.57 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Forsyth 8.45 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 4 NW Bunker 8.21 in 1010 PM 04/30 RAWS Isabella 2.0 NNW 8.20 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Mansfield 8.13 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 4 NW Bunker 8.02 in 1010 PM 04/30 RAWS 2 E Rogersville 7.96 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 SSW Ava 7.87 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS Forsyth 7.86 in 0718 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Laurie 4.2 SSW 7.86 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 SSW Ava 7.66 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS 3 W Lampe 7.58 in 0803 PM 04/30 CWOP Elk River 7.56 in 1100 AM 04/30 GOES 3 S Marshfield 7.56 in 0600 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 4 S Salem 7.45 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Nixa 7.42 in 0630 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 3 SE Marshfield 7.40 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Branson Airport 7.39 in 0500 AM 04/30 COOP Branson 7.39 in 0655 AM 04/30 AWOS Pineville 7.36 in 0915 PM 04/30 HADS Ranger Station-current River 7.26 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 2 NNE Northview 7.25 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Salem 14.9 E 7.22 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Eminence 7.11 in 0930 PM 04/30 HADS Eminence 7.07 in 1030 PM 04/30 HADS 5 ENE Golden 7.05 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Eminence 7.04 in 1030 PM 04/30 HADS Golden 7.04 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS This Is A New Cooperative Ob 7.03 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 2 SE Table Rock 6.99 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 ESE Springfield 6.98 in 1043 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 E Battlefield 6.97 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 ENE Roby 6.96 in 1007 PM 04/30 RAWS 2 ESE Springfield 6.91 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Pineville 6.86 in 0915 PM 04/30 HADS 3 NNE Laquey 6.86 in 0600 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Wilson Creek At Springfield 6.80 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES Elk River 6.78 in 1100 AM 04/30 GOES 7 N Plato 6.73 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES 1 ENE Roby 6.72 in 1007 PM 04/30 RAWS Dcp Located On Wilson Creek 6.59 in 0900 PM 04/30 GOES 1 W Galloway 6.59 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Ava 6w 6.58 in 0730 AM 04/30 COOP Fort Leonard Wood 6.46 in 0658 PM 04/30 ASOS Dcp Located On Buffalo Creek 6.46 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES 7 N Plato 6.43 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES Ava 6.0 NW 6.39 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 ESE Springfield 6.38 in 1033 PM 04/30 CWOP 1 SW Walnut Shade 6.37 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES Table Rock 6.35 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS 3 W Lampe 6.34 in 1003 PM 04/30 CWOP Table Rock 6.31 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS 3 NW Highlandville 6.31 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS 3 NW Highlandville 6.30 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS 4 NNW Lecoma 6.28 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 4 NW Waynesville 6.24 in 0600 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 N Rueter 6.21 in 0953 PM 04/30 RAWS 1 SW Walnut Shade 6.19 in 1015 PM 04/30 GOES 1 ENE Saint Robert 6.18 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Rolla National Airport 6.17 in 0653 PM 04/30 ASOS 4 SSW Roach 6.13 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS 2 N Rueter 6.13 in 0753 AM 04/30 RAWS Fort Leonard Wood 6.08 in 0658 AM 04/30 ASOS Wilson Creek At Springfield 6.07 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES Neosho 6.06 in 1019 PM 04/30 CWOP Neosho 6.01 in 1035 PM 04/30 CWOP Dcp Located On Wilson Creek 5.98 in 0900 PM 04/30 GOES 1 ESE I-44 Near Mile Mar 5.98 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 4 SSW Roach 5.96 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS Clever 4.0 ENE 5.95 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 SW Walnut Shade 5.90 in 1031 PM 04/30 GOES Rolla National Airport 5.89 in 0653 PM 04/30 ASOS 3 E Fort Scott 5.89 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 3 S Buffalo 5.86 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 1 WSW Rolla 5.85 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Newburg 5.84 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES 5 SE I-44 Near Mile Mar 5.82 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Gasconade River At Hazelgree 5.72 in 0615 PM 04/30 GOES 1 SSE Halltown 5.68 in 0641 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 SE Republic 5.68 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Morrisville 5.67 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP Branson 5.65 in 1020 PM 04/30 CWOP 1 S Iron Gates 5.65 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 E Battlefield 5.65 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Rolla National Airport 5.64 in 0653 AM 04/30 ASOS 5 ESE Red Oak 5.63 in 1000 PM 04/30 RAWS Bolivar 2.7 NE 5.63 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lebanon Water Station 5.61 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS 2 NNE Linden 5.61 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Springfield, Mo 5.60 in 0652 PM 04/30 ASOS Ash Grove 5.59 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 3 WSW Stotesbury 5.56 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Dcp Located On Buffalo Creek 5.54 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES 1 NW Fremont Hills 5.54 in 1027 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 N Billings 5.54 in 0800 AM 04/30 COOP 2 S Iberia 5.52 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 1 NW Fremont Hills 5.50 in 1009 PM 04/30 CWOP 4 N Lecoma 5.50 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Gasconade River At Hazelgree 5.49 in 0615 PM 04/30 GOES Branson 5.48 in 1040 PM 04/30 CWOP 4 SSE Belle 5.47 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Newburg 5.46 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES Springfield Wfo 5.46 in 1200 AM 04/30 COOP 2 NNE Linden 5.45 in 1028 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 NW Highlandville 5.43 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS 4 NNW Lake Spring 5.43 in 0630 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Branson 5.42 in 1035 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 E Long Lane 5.41 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 4 NNW Lake Spring 5.40 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 ESE Republic 5.40 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Crane 5.39 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Dunnegan 2.4 NNW 5.36 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Turnback Creek 5.35 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES 5 ESE Red Oak 5.35 in 1000 PM 04/30 RAWS 1 WSW Rolla 5.34 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Neosho 5.33 in 1019 PM 04/30 CWOP Farlington 5.30 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lebanon Water Station 5.28 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Little Sac River 5.27 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES Saint James 5.27 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Northwye 5.27 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 3 S Walnut 5.26 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP Lockwood 5.26 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 5 ESE Rolla 5.25 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS Sherman 5.22 in 1009 PM 04/30 CWOP Sherman 5.21 in 1024 PM 04/30 CWOP Forsyth 5.17 in 1024 PM 04/30 CWOP Forsyth 5.16 in 1009 PM 04/30 CWOP South Dry Sac River-Springfi 5.15 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 1 WNW Mccune 5.14 in 0730 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Mount Vernon 5.13 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS Lockwood 5.11 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Springfield 5.11 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Forsyth 5.10 in 1024 PM 04/30 CWOP Umber View Heights 5.10 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lockwood 5.08 in 1038 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 WSW Bassville 5.08 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Little Sac River 5.07 in 0930 PM 04/30 GOES 3 ESE Camdenton 5.06 in 1013 PM 04/30 RAWS Joplin Regional Airport 5.02 in 0653 PM 04/30 ASOS 2 S Wheatland 5.02 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lockwood 4.98 in 1028 PM 04/30 CWOP 5 ESE Rolla 4.97 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS 2 SSW Palo Pinto 4.97 in 0800 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 E Masters 4.94 in 1015 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 E Masters 4.93 in 1030 PM 04/30 CWOP Black River 4.93 in 0800 AM 04/30 COOP 3 ESE Camdenton 4.92 in 1013 PM 04/30 RAWS Springfield, Mo 4.89 in 0652 PM 04/30 ASOS Pittsburg 4.89 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 2 NNE Linden 4.88 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Stockton 4.84 in 1020 PM 04/30 CWOP Sherman 4.83 in 1024 PM 04/30 CWOP Butterfield 4.83 in 1030 PM 04/30 HADS 1 W Butterfield 4.81 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Stockton 4.80 in 1040 PM 04/30 CWOP Nevada 3.4 NE 4.80 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Joplin Regional Airport 4.80 in 0653 AM 04/30 ASOS 2 NE Purdy 4.78 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Joplin Regional Airport 4.77 in 0653 PM 04/30 ASOS 1 NW Fremont Hills 4.76 in 1009 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 WNW Gerster 4.76 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lee C Fine Memorial Airport 4.73 in 0656 PM 04/30 AWOS Stockton 0.5 W 4.73 in 0705 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 E Arnica 4.68 in 1019 PM 04/30 CWOP Lee C Fine Memorial Airport 4.68 in 0656 AM 04/30 AWOS 2 E Arnica 4.67 in 1044 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 NW Beulah 4.64 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 2 E Masters 4.58 in 1015 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 WNW Stover 4.58 in 0658 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Cole Camp 4.58 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Pittsburg 4.56 in 0730 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Cliff Village 4.54 in 1019 PM 04/30 CWOP 3 E Rolla 4.53 in 1010 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 ESE Springfield 4.53 in 1007 PM 04/30 CWOP Cliff Village 4.52 in 1028 PM 04/30 CWOP 1 SW Columbus 4.51 in 0730 AM 04/30 COOP South Dry Sac River-Springfi 4.50 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 2 ESE Springfield 4.49 in 1022 PM 04/30 CWOP 1 E Waco 4.48 in 1030 PM 04/30 HADS Appleton City 4.48 in 0500 AM 04/30 COOP Mount Vernon 4.47 in 1000 PM 04/30 HADS Lee C Fine Memorial Airport 4.47 in 0656 PM 04/30 AWOS 1 N Monett 4.47 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Sewage Plant 4.45 in 0615 AM 04/30 COOP Stockton 4.44 in 1035 PM 04/30 CWOP Mount Vernon 4.44 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 5 WNW Collins 4.41 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Lamar 4.36 in 1030 PM 04/30 HADS 2 NE El Dorado Springs 4.35 in 0628 PM 04/30 RAWS 1 NNW Horton 4.35 in 0345 PM 04/30 HADS Cherokee 4.35 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Irwin 4.33 in 1020 PM 04/30 CWOP Dixon 4.31 in 1036 PM 04/30 CWOP Dixon 4.29 in 1016 PM 04/30 CWOP Cliff Village 4.27 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS 1 E Duncan 4.25 in 0120 AM 04/30 CWOP 1 E Waco 4.24 in 0930 PM 04/30 HADS Irwin 4.22 in 1005 PM 04/30 CWOP Dixon 4.22 in 1026 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 E Arnica 4.21 in 1034 PM 04/30 CWOP Warsaw 4.20 in 0945 PM 04/30 HADS 3 E Flemington 4.18 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP 2 SSW Dadeville 4.17 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS Cliff Village 4.15 in 1019 PM 04/30 CWOP Butterfield 4.14 in 0930 PM 04/30 HADS 2 SSW Dadeville 4.12 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS 3 E Rolla 4.11 in 1010 PM 04/30 CWOP Frontenac 4.07 in 1017 PM 04/30 CWOP Frontenac 4.04 in 1037 PM 04/30 CWOP Croweburg 4.03 in 1033 PM 04/30 CWOP Cliff Village 4.02 in 0900 PM 04/30 HADS Croweburg 3.99 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Lamar 3.99 in 0930 PM 04/30 HADS 2 SSW Dadeville 3.99 in 1001 PM 04/30 HADS 1 NNW Horton 3.93 in 0345 PM 04/30 HADS Cole Camp 3.5 WNW 3.88 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Cole Camp 3nw 3.88 in 0700 AM 04/30 COOP Devon 3.87 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS Warsaw 3.85 in 0945 PM 04/30 HADS 2 NE El Dorado Springs 3.84 in 0628 PM 04/30 RAWS 3 SW Carl Junction 3.81 in 0700 AM 04/30 COCORAHS 1 ENE Seneca 3.79 in 0618 PM 04/30 CWOP Irwin 3.73 in 1020 PM 04/30 CWOP 2 E Oswego 3.72 in 0945 PM 04/30 HADS Croweburg 3.72 in 1018 PM 04/30 CWOP Frontenac 3.66 in 1032 PM 04/30 CWOP Fulton 3.51 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS Mo Joplin 24 N 3.49 in 0915 PM 04/30 GOES Baxter Springs 3.43 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES 2 WSW Liberal 3.35 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 2 WSW Liberal 3.34 in 0915 PM 04/30 HADS P Fulton 3.30 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS 1 ENE Seneca 3.29 in 0618 PM 04/30 CWOP Mindenmines 3.27 in 1011 PM 04/30 CWOP Mindenmines 3.24 in 1026 PM 04/30 CWOP Baxter Springs 3.13 in 1000 PM 04/30 GOES 2 WSW Liberal 3.04 in 1015 PM 04/30 HADS Mindenmines 2.90 in 1011 PM 04/30 CWOP
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