Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- July 28, 2:57 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 28, 2000
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with rainfall rates of 2 inches per hour in some locations. Widespread street flooding occurred in south Springfield, with water as deep as 3 feet near Battlefield Mall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 produced heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with rainfall rates of 2 inches per hour in some locations. Widespread street flooding occurred in south Springfield, with water as deep as 3 feet near Battlefield Mall. In Christian County, street and residence flooding occurred in Clever. Elsewhere, the flooding was mainly confined to low water crossings.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 6 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Christian
- When
- July 28, 3:50 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Taney
- When
- July 28, 4:59 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Taney County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.655, -93.041 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in New York, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 28, 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: 5155546, 5155547, 5155548.