Torrential rainfall impacted portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas Wednesday, September 1st.  Rainfall amounts 3 to 6 inches were common from the Nevada to Springfield to Marshfield and from Neosho to Mount Vernon, with localized amounts up to 10 inches in northeast Christian County.

The National Weather Service in Springfield broke the daily rainfall record with 4.62 inches which breaks the previous record to 2.47 set in 1958. This was also the second greatest 24-hour rainfall total for September.

This excessive rainfall resulted in numerous reports of flooded streams, county roads and low water crossings.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
550 PM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0744 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW SPRINGFIELD        37.18N 93.31W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            8 INCHES OF STANDING WATER AT 60 65 INTERCHANGE.

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE STRAFFORD          37.32N 93.05W
09/01/2010                   WEBSTER            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CREEK OUT ITS BANKS ALONG JARRETT BRANCH ROAD. WATER OVER
            JARRETT BRANCH ROAD. DEPTH UNKNOWN.

0745 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE STRAFFORD          37.25N 93.09W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY
            ROAD 249 AND 110. REPORTED RAINFALL OF 5 INCHES.

0748 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 W ROGERSVILLE         37.12N 93.13W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER OVER HWY 125 AT FARM ROAD 170.

1024 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 NNE LAMAR             37.58N 94.23W
09/01/2010                   BARTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VEHICLE STALLED IN 18 INCHES OF WATER ON C HIGHWAY TWO
            MILES EAST OF ROUTE 71.

1115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ENE PLEASANT HOPE     37.47N 93.23W
09/01/2010                   POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LITTLE POMME DE TERRE RIVER FLOODING WITH 8 INCHES OF
            WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 535. SEVERAL OTHER LOW WATER
            CROSSINGS IN SOUTHEAST POLK COUNTY FLOODED ALONG THE
            LITTLE POMME DE TERRE RIVER INCLUDING HIGHWAYS
            530...182...562...502...AND 244.

1120 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE ROGERSVILLE        37.10N 93.03W
09/01/2010                   WEBSTER            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOW WATER CROSSING FLOODED ON PECK HOLLOW ROAD.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E SPARTA              37.00N 93.06W
09/01/2010                   CHRISTIAN          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BRADEN ROAD NEAR SPARTA CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE OZARK              37.04N 93.18W
09/01/2010                   CHRISTIAN          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SMYRNA ROAD NORTH OF GREEN BRIDGE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.


1143 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NEVADA                  37.84N 94.35W
09/01/2010  M4.70 INCH       VERNON             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER MEASURED 4.70 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE
            PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.

1223 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N PLEASANT HOPE       37.49N 93.27W
09/01/2010  M4.65 INCH       POLK               MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 4.65 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE
            MIDNIGHT.

1225 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE BATTLEFIELD        37.16N 93.33W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER SCENIC AVENUE BETWEEN
            BATTLEFIELD AND INMAN ROADS.

1230 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S IANTHA              37.50N 94.40W
09/01/2010                   BARTON             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER W HIGHWAY NORTH OF ROUTE
            160.

1250 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 N LAMAR               37.58N 94.28W
09/01/2010  M5.80 INCH       BARTON             MO   PUBLIC

            PONDING OF WATER ON SOME ROADS UP TO FOUR INCHES IN
            DEPTH.

1255 PM     HEAVY RAIN       STRAFFORD               37.27N 93.12W
09/01/2010  E7.00 INCH       GREENE             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

1255 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W ROGERSVILLE         37.12N 93.11W
09/01/2010  E7.00 INCH       GREENE             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

1255 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CROSS TIMBERS           38.02N 93.23W
09/01/2010  M5.47 INCH       HICKORY            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

1255 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ELKLAND                 37.44N 93.03W
09/01/2010  M6.00 INCH       WEBSTER            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E SPRINGFIELD         37.20N 93.25W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ONE FOOT OF WATER PONDING ON EAST FARM ROAD 148 UNDER
            RAILROAD BRIDGE NEAR PEARSON CREEK.

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WNW REPUBLIC          37.15N 93.57W
09/01/2010                   GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 168 NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY PP. PONDING OF WATER UP TO FOUR
            INCHES DEEP OCCURRING ON HIGHWAY PP.

0105 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PLEASANT HOPE           37.46N 93.27W
09/01/2010  M6.50 INCH       POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MARSHFIELD              37.34N 92.91W
09/01/2010                   WEBSTER            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING.

0126 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W SPRINGFIELD         37.20N 93.34W
09/01/2010  M4.93 INCH       GREENE             MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0145 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE GOODSON            37.74N 93.21W
09/01/2010                   POLK               MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE P CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0145 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NW AURORA             37.02N 93.78W
09/01/2010                   LAWRENCE           MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LOW WATER CROSSING ON COUNTY ROAD 39 CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OZARK                   37.02N 93.21W
09/01/2010  M7.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

0245 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NNW BUFFALO           37.68N 93.12W
09/01/2010                   DALLAS             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LOW WATER CROSSING ON ROUTE C CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0300 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S NEOSHO              36.82N 94.37W
09/01/2010                   NEWTON             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ROUTE D CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0345 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW HALF WAY           37.59N 93.28W
09/01/2010                   POLK               MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOW WATER CROSSINGS ALONG POMME DE TERRE RIVER FROM
            HIGHWAY 215 TO SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 32 HAVE FIVE TO SIX FEET
            OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S CLEVER              36.99N 93.47W
09/01/2010                   STONE              MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            JASMINE ROAD EAST OF HIGHWAY K IMPASSABLE DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0542 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 S OZARK               37.01N 93.21W
09/01/2010  M6.26 INCH       CHRISTIAN          MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0545 PM     FLOOD            FORT SCOTT              37.84N 94.71W
09/01/2010                   BOURBON            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED ALONG MILL CREEK AND THE
            MARMATON RIVER IN FORT SCOTT.