Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- September 26, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 2 mi N of Sarcoxie
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Missouri, September 26, 1996
A large storm system brough a prolonged period of heavy rain to the county. Flooding was reported along Highway 37 two miles north of Sarcoxie with 1 foot of water of the roadway.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A large storm system brough a prolonged period of heavy rain to the county. Flooding was reported along Highway 37 two miles north of Sarcoxie with 1 foot of water of the roadway. In addition, the Spring River at Carthage was out of its banks.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Missouri, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, September 26, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, September 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 26 to 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, September 26, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574611.