Missouri, 2019

Flooding in Missouri, January 12, 2019

January 12, 2019 · NWS SGF · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

A winter storm affected portions of the Missouri Ozarks as a low pressure system tracked from the Texas Panhandle into northern Arkansas and northern Tennessee. Portions of central Missouri received 6 to 9 inches of snowfall.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

A winter storm affected portions of the Missouri Ozarks as a low pressure system tracked from the Texas Panhandle into northern Arkansas and northern Tennessee. Portions of central Missouri received 6 to 9 inches of snowfall. To the southwest of the heavy snow area, where warmer temperatures resided, rainfall accumulations over one and a half inches preceded the snow over extreme southwest Missouri.

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Event by event

8 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jasper

When
January 12, 4:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, 0.67 mi SSE of Brooklyn Hgts to 0.74 mi SSE of Brooklyn Hgts
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
37.171, -94.396

The low water crossing over County Road 187, just south of Old 66 Boulevard was flooded.

Flood, Barry

When
January 12, 1:50 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Barry County, 0.44 mi WSW of Mc Dowell to 0.32 mi W of Mc Dowell
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.817, -93.787

State Highway C was closed due to flooding at Flat Creek.

Flood, Lawrence

When
January 12, 3:27 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 2.98 mi NNE of Stotts City to 2.67 mi NNE of Stotts City
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
37.140, -93.950

Missouri Highway 97 was closed in both directions due to water over the roadway at the Spring River.

Flood, Douglas

When
January 12, 3:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, 1.54 mi ENE of Ava to 1.62 mi ENE of Ava
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.956, -92.623

Route FF was closed in both directions due to water from Hunter Creek over the roadway.

Flood, Douglas

When
January 12, 3:31 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, 2.53 mi W of Ava Muni Meml Arpt to 2.51 mi W of Ava Muni Meml Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.965, -92.725

Missouri Route Y was closed in both directions at Cowskin Creek with water over the roadway.

Flood, Wright

When
January 12, 3:33 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wright County, 4.35 mi NE of Mansfield to 4.3 mi NE of Mansfield
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
37.166, -92.526

Route AB was closed in both directions at Wolf Creek with water over the roadway.

Flood, Ozark

When
January 12, 3:56 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Ozark County, 0.69 mi N of Mammoth to 0.48 mi NNE of Mammoth
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.540, -92.400

Route T was closed just south of Lick Creek with water over the roadway.

Flood, Douglas

When
January 12, 5:41 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, 0.88 mi NE of Ann to 0.75 mi NE of Ann
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
37.040, -92.190

Route EE was closed at the North Fork River with water over the roadway.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 796939, 796940, 796941, 796942, 796946, 796943, 796944, 796945.