Flash Flood, Laclede
- When
- January 5, 5:04 AM CST to 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede County, Lebanon
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.683, -92.667
Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, January 5 to 6, 2005
Several periods of heavy rain in conjunction with little vegetation over the winter months set the stage for widespread flooding across much of extreme southeast Kansas and southern and central Missouri. In Laclede County, numerous roads and low lying areas were inundated and impassable by motorists countywide.
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.
Several periods of heavy rain in conjunction with little vegetation over the winter months set the stage for widespread flooding across much of extreme southeast Kansas and southern and central Missouri. In Laclede County, numerous roads and low lying areas were inundated and impassable by motorists countywide. Some locations that were affected by flooding include, sections of Highways B and J, numerous sections of Highways PP and FF, the Interstate 44 exit ramp 118 was impassable, and the intersection Ripley and Evanston Road.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Laclede
- When
- January 5, 12:15 PM CST to January 6, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.367, -94.000
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Minnesota, January 5, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 5 to 10, 2005
- Ice Storm in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 2005
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 5 to 8, 2005
- Flood in West Virginia, January 5 to 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, January 5 to 6, 2005
- Flood in West Virginia, January 5 to 8, 2005
- Flooding in West Virginia, January 5 to 10, 2005
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 5 to 6, 2005
- Flood in West Virginia, January 5 to 8, 2005
- Flooding in Illinois, January 5 to 31, 2005
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5435430, 5435431.