52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$17.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Dent County, Missouri: 52 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #579 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Dent County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Dent County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 52 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Dent County archive, flash flood makes up 13.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #37 within Missouri, putting it in the 81.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Dent County with 15 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | STONE HILL | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | STONE HILL | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | SLIGO | 0 | $15.0M |
| Jun 9, 2024 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | SALEM | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | NEW HOPE | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | ANUTT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | LAKE SPG | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dent County
- Hail 131
- Thunderstorm Wind 121
- Flood 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Dent County suffered $15M in damages, with $8M to infrastructure at Montauk State Park, along with two homes destroyed, five having major damage and another 20 with minor damage. An additional $7M occurred to roads and bridges along with some homes. Heaviest damages were along the Current River near Montauk State Park, Spring Creek near Salem, and Crooked Creek and Meramec River near Sligo.
Several homes and business sustained flood damage across Dent County. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses and homes across Dent County.
Heavy rain falling on saturated ground resulted in widespread flooding of low water crossings and creeks in the county. Flooding forced the evacuation of the Montauk State Park campground around 1830 CST 3/19/98. Parts of Route T in the Sligo area and Route EE east of Salem were closed during this period.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Dent County, Missouri?
52 flash flood events are recorded in Dent County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Dent County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Dent County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Dent County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Dent County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/dent-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.