Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri
6,619 flash flood warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 6,619
- Busiest year
- 1998421 flash flood warnings
- Average year
- 161over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Newton County345
- Barry County303
- Jasper County303
- Greene County302
- Texas County273
- McDonald County270
- Howell County267
- Christian County260
- Douglas County258
- Lawrence County257
- Shannon County249
- Miller County248
- Vernon County243
- Ozark County242
- Morgan County241
- Barton County238
- Wright County236
- Benton County235
- Webster County230
- Camden County229
- Stone County229
- Polk County228
- Taney County224
- Phelps County219
- Pulaski County217
- Laclede County211
- Dallas County194
- Jackson County193
- Dade County192
- Maries County192
- Dent County184
- Oregon County183
- Cedar County179
- St. Clair County179
- Boone County170
- Dunklin County169
- Callaway County157
- Hickory County156
- Clay County151
- Saint Louis County148
75 more counties
- Franklin County140
- Platte County139
- Butler County139
- Cass County135
- Bollinger County135
- Saint Charles County131
- Jefferson County129
- Audrain County129
- Pemiscot County129
- Wayne County126
- Moniteau County118
- Cape Girardeau County118
- Ripley County114
- Cole County114
- City of Saint Louis111
- Osage County106
- Warren County105
- Montgomery County103
- Saline County102
- Crawford County102
- Carter County101
- Pettis County101
- Stoddard County101
- Monroe County100
- Washington County100
- Johnson County100
- Howard County98
- Lincoln County97
- Grundy County96
- Ray County96
- Clark County95
- Gasconade County95
- Nodaway County93
- Holt County92
- Reynolds County91
- Lafayette County91
- Marion County90
- Daviess County90
- Macon County90
- Chariton County89
- Saint Francois County89
- Shelby County89
- Iron County89
- Sainte Genevieve County88
- Gentry County87
- Harrison County87
- Perry County86
- Scott County86
- Lewis County85
- Ralls County84
- Carroll County84
- Livingston County84
- Sullivan County84
- Cooper County83
- Madison County83
- Bates County82
- Linn County80
- Pike County79
- Andrew County79
- Scotland County79
- Henry County77
- Randolph County76
- DeKalb County74
- Knox County74
- Buchanan County73
- Adair County69
- Clinton County68
- Mississippi County64
- Atchison County63
- Caldwell County62
- New Madrid County59
- Mercer County57
- Putnam County56
- Worth County48
- Schuyler County41
The latest flash flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Clark, Scotland | 6 hr |
| Sep 15, 8:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 7:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 6:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 5:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Andrew, Holt | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 4:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Holt | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ripley | 103 min |
| Aug 26, 9:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Mississippi | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | EAX | Clay, Jackson, Platte | 4 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.