Flash Flood, Vernon
- When
- June 20, 8:05 PM CST to June 21, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20 to 21, 2000
Thunderstorms developed over eastern Kansas and west central Missouri during the late afternoon hours of June 20th. The storms moved south into southwest Missouri during the evening and overnight hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 developed over eastern Kansas and west central Missouri during the late afternoon hours of June 20th. The storms moved south into southwest Missouri during the evening and overnight hours. Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches occurred over a large area, with the heaviest rain affecting central and southwestern Newton County.Most of the flooding across the area consisted of brief road closures due to low water crossing flooding. The hardest hit area was the city of Neosho in Newton County where 6 homes and an apartment complex were evacuated. No serious structural damage to these dwellings was reported. A Newton County low water bridge on Coyote Drive collapsed from the flooding on Five Mile Creek.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:03 UTC.
Event by event
10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, St. Clair
- When
- June 20, 8:10 PM CST to June 21, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Barton
- When
- June 20, 9:30 PM CST to June 21, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- June 20, 10:45 PM CST to June 21, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Newton
- When
- June 20, 10:45 PM CST to June 21, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- June 20, 10:48 PM CST to June 21, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Barry
- When
- June 20, 11:10 PM CST to June 21, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- June 20, 11:15 PM CST to June 21, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Christian
- When
- June 20, 11:45 PM CST to June 21, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Christian County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, McDonald
- When
- June 21, 4:30 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonald County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -94.348 (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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20, 2000
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 20 to 21, 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: 5152093, 5152094, 5152095, 5152096, 5152397, 5152396, 5152399, 5152400, 5152401, 5152398.