Flooding from Remnants of Ike - Sep 13th-14th, 2008

The remnants of hurricane Ike tracked across the Ozarks late Saturday night and Sunday morning bringing widespread heavy rainfall. Rainfall amounts ranged from 2 to 6 inches with the heaviest amounts northwest of a line from Branson to Salem.

The excessive rainfall resulted in flooding of many county roads and state highways in addition to low water crossings. Many streams and larger rivers were also flooded.

In addition...wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph accompanied the heavy rainfall. The wind downed numerous trees and resulted in scattered power outages across southern Missouri.

The following rainfall amounts as reported by automated surface observation sites across southeast Kansas and the Ozarks...

Osage beach AWOS (KAIZ)..3.27 inches
Rolla-Vichy ASOS (KVIH).....4.46 inches
West plains ASOS (KUNO....2.22 inches
Springfield ASOS (KSGF..)...4.03 inches
Joplin ASOS (KJLN).............3.03 inches
Fort Leonard Wood (KTBN.)..4.82 inches
Macks Creek Raws..............3.91 inches
Mt Vernon Raws..................3.18 inches
Sinkin Raws........................2.38 inches
Ava Raws...........................1.80 inches
Carr Creek Raws.................2.22 inches

The following are rainfall amounts as reported by cooperative
observers through 7 am Sunday morning...

Appleton City............4.05 inches
Ash Grove.................3.38 inches
Cole camp.................4.96 inches
Caplinger Mills...........3.92 inches
Carthage...................3.23 inches
Dadeville...................3.48 inches
Flemington................4.82 inches
Greenfield.................3.29 inches
Pomme de Terre........4.40 inches
Hartville....................4.37 inches
Horton......................4.20 inches
Lamar.......................5.50 inches
Lockwood.................3.02 inches
Mansfield.................3.72 inches
Miller.......................3.30 inches
Morrisville................4.06 inches
Nevada....................4.06 inches
Pleasant hope..........4.95 inches
Round spring...........4.04 inches