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The Ozarks got a good soaking Wednesday causing flooding across the Springfield area. KSMU's Michele Skalicky has more...
Rainfall amounts varied across the Ozarks Wednesday, but National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Cramer says many areas got a lot of rain...
"Well, the National Weather Service collected several rainfall amounts across Greene County, Northern Christian County and the western part of Webster County, and amounts ranged from four to nine inches in that corridor. The heaviest amounts seemed to be right along the Greene and Webster County line."
The rainfall caused a lot of flooding in the Springfield area. At one point, more than 50 roads and intersections were closed. Multiple traffic accidents and water rescues took place in Greene County.Cramer says it was a record setting rain event...
"Here in Springfield we set a record--a maximum rainfall record--for September 1st. There was another record that was set in Vichy, which is the Rolla station."
More rain is expected today. Cramer says we can expect thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, and heavy rainfall is possible. He says that could lead to more flooding...
"With the rainfall that we had yesterday, it really caused some flooding issues. We've still got some residual flooding going on, particularly on secondary roads where you've got low-water crossings, but with today's thunderstorms, we've got a slow-moving cold front coming in and it looks like another setup to where we could get additional heavy rain, which could lead to additional flooding."
A flood warning for small streams continues until 11 this morning for parts of Southwest Missouri, and a flash flood watch is in effect from 1 this afternoon thru tomorrow morning for much of Southwest and Central Missouri.
