Flash Flooding and Trees Down As Severe Storms Push Through the Ozarks

Numerous severe thunderstorms have pushed through southwest Missouri Monday afternoon and evening, downing trees and power lines, and dumping torrential rainfall on the area.

The National Weather Service issued more than two dozen severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings as the bad weather pushed through the Ozarks.

We’ve had reports of limbs down from hardwood trees and torrential rainfall in the 3000 block of east Catalpa in Springfield, trees down in Douglas County near Highway 14 and Highway C east of Ava and on County Road 347 east of Gentryville

We’ve also had reports of a powerline and trees down in the roadway on Farm Road 116 between farm Road 43 and 53 in the Bois D’Arc area.

Limbs are down on McConnell Street in Nixa, and half dollar size hail was reported at Branson Landing.

Four inch tree limbs have been blocking Main Street on the north side of Nixa.

In addition, we’re getting word of trees down on houses and cars in the Stoney Creek subdivision in Republic, plus trees down and into buildings in downtown Branson.

Trees and power poles are down on 116 between Farm Road 45 and Farm Road 53 east of Halltown.

A spotter near Nixa Junior High School reported just after 7:20 Monday night that four to five trees with six to eight inch limbs are down near the school, with power out in the area.

Flash Flood Warnings have been issued for Greene County (including the city of Springfield) and southwestern Webster County until 11:30 p.m., southern Christian, northeastern Barry and northern Stone Counties until 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, and northern Christian and southern Lawrence County until 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Several sections of roadway have been flooded north and west of Nixa, including Tracker Road.

A Flash Flood Warning has also been issued for southern Stone and western Taney Counties until 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, and a Flash Flood Warning is in effect for northwestern Greene (Walnut Grove, area) and Polk County (Bolivar, :Pleasant Hope, Fair Play, Morrisville, Halfway and Aldrich) until 3:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Between one and three inches of rain have fallen in many of these areas, with additional amounts of one to three inches possible.