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Flooding in Missouri Prompts State of Emergency and at Least 100 Rescues
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Torrential rain in southeastern Missouri caused flash flooding, leading to the rescue of hundreds of people, including at least 10 individuals who fell into floodwaters after a building collapse.
- The region received 6 to 12 inches of rain within 24 hours, an event described by the National Weather Service as a once-in-a-thousand-years rainfall with a 0.1% annual chance.
- Meteorologist Alex Elmore highlighted the extreme rarity of this rainfall amount for the area.
- Flash-flood warnings were issued and expected to continue through Friday, with a flood watch in effect until Saturday for parts of Missouri and Illinois.
- Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency in response to the flooding situation.
