Flash Flood, Polk
- When
- July 20, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, South Portion
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 20, 2000
Thunderstorms, producing 3 to 4 inches of rain, caused the brief flooding of low water bridges and low lying roads. Flooding was reported in northern Greene County and in the Pleasant Hope area of Polk County.
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
- 2
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.
Thunderstorms, producing 3 to 4 inches of rain, caused the brief flooding of low water bridges and low lying roads. Flooding was reported in northern Greene County and in the Pleasant Hope area of Polk County.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- July 20, 8:55 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Greene County, North Portion
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
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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: 5162920, 5162919.