Heavy rainfall occurred across portions of Southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks Monday night through early Wednesday morning associated with a strong upper level storm system. Flash flooding and river flooding developed across the area from the heavy rain and the runoff. Record rainfall amounts were set at Joplin, Springfield, Vichy-Rolla and West Plains on Tuesday, March 18th. The month of March will go down as one of the wettest March’s on record at Springfield, Joplin, West Plains and Vichy-Rolla.
| March 18, 2008 Record Rainfall |
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| Location | Amount | Old March 18th Record | Old Daily March Record |
| Springfield | 3.93" | 2.75" 1889 | 3.35" March 31, 1927 |
| Joplin | 3.22" | 1.42" 1984 | 2.81" March 10, 1974 |
| West Plains | 5.69" | 1.29" 1975 | 4.21" March 27, 1977 |
| Vichy-Rolla | 3.80" | 1.33" 1944 | 3.13" March 20, 1962 |
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March Rainfall Records
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| Location | Amount As of March 20th |
Current Rank |
Wettest March on Record |
| Springfield | 7.97" | 5th | 9.09" 1935 |
| Joplin | 5.53" | 9th | 9.04" 1973 |
| West Plains | 10.60" | 1st | 9.87" 2002 |
| Vichy-Rolla | 5.87" | 4th | 7.41" 1945 |
March 18-20, 2008 River Data
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| Location | River | Crest (ft) | Crest Rank | Historical Crest (ft) |
| Hazelgreen | Gasconade | 34.58 | 1 | 34.46 12-03-1982 |
| Joplin | Shoal Creek | 18.33 | 1 | 17.24 6-11-1995 |
| Galena | James | 35.32 | 1 | 33.46 9-25-1993 |
| Tiff City | Elk | 25.19 | 2 | (1) 28.40 4-19-1941 (2) 24.72 5-21-1957 |
| Springfield | James | 19.88 | 2 | (1) 22.00 7-1-1909 (2) 19.45 9-25-1993 |
| Mountain View | Jacks Fork | 20.39 | 2 | (1) 26.79 5-8-2002 (2) 17.68 4-24-2004 |
| Edgar Springs | Big Piney | 23.58 | 2 | (1) 24.50 12-4-1982 (2) 20.70 12-27-1942 |
| Jerome | Gasconade | 30.43 | 2 | (1) 31.34 12-5-1982 (2) 29.60 9-27-1993 |
| Moorisville | Little Sac | 19.92 | 3 | (1) 25.54 8-20-2007 (3) 17.03 5-8-2002 |
| Fort Leonard Wood | Big Piney | 22.60 | 4 | (1) 29.00 9-26-1993 (4) 21.00 5-9-2002 |
| Tecumseh | North Fork of White River | 22.79 | 5 | (1) 35.00 8-1-1915 (5) 22.60 9-25-1993 |
| Waco | Spring | 27.09 | 8 | (1) 34.06 9-26-1993 (8) 26.29 3-11-1974 |
| Eminence | Jacks Fork | 16.44 | 9 | (1) 27.00 1-1-1904 (9) 16.32 9-25-1993 |
| Springfield | Wilson Creek | 9.46 | (1) 12.7 No other data available | |
| Carthage | Spring | 18.38 | (1) 22.0 No other data available | |
| Greenfield | Turnback Creek | 20.43 | (1) 26.3 No other data available | |
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March 19, 2008 Rainfall
March Month to Date Rainfall Total
Year to Date Precipitation
