Flash Flood, Barton
- When
- July 22, 10:15 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 22, 2000
Thunderstorms dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain over portions of southwest Missouri. Some areas received 2 inches of rain in one hour.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 5
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 dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain over portions of southwest Missouri. Some areas received 2 inches of rain in one hour. The heavy rain resulted in brief flooding of streets and low water crossings. In Barton County, Highway 126 was flooded 5 miles east of the Kansas state line. In Jasper County, Highway 171 was flooded between Asbury and the Kansas state line. In Greene County, widespread street flooding occurred in Springfield.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:12 UTC.
Event by event
5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Vernon
- When
- July 22, 10:40 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- July 22, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- July 22, 1:45 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- July 22, 2:15 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.106, -93.833 (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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- Wildfire in Washington, July 22, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 2000
- Wildfire in California, July 22 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 22, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 22, 2000
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: 5163181, 5163182, 5163183, 5163185, 5163184.