48
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$510K
Property damage
Flood in Dent County, Missouri: 48 recorded events between 2007 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #257 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Dent County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Dent County is the 2020s, when 29 of the county's 48 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, flood makes up 12.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #257 for this hazard and #19 within Missouri, putting it in the 91.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Dent County with 17 recorded events, while Jul 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2020 | SLIGO | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 5, 2017 | JACK | 0 | 1 | 0 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | STONE HILL | — | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SLIGO | — | $0 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | SLIGO | — | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | SALEM | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | MONTAUK | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | STONE HILL | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | SLIGO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | STONE HILL | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dent County
- Hail 131
- Thunderstorm Wind 121
- Flash Flood 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A vehicle was swept of the low water crossing over Highway TT at Crooked Creek. A driver with a six-year old passenger drove into the flooded low water crossing northeast of Salem. The driver was able to swim to safety, but the 6-year old was swept downstream and drowned.
Highway 119 was closed due to high water and campers were evacuated from Montauk State Park.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Dent County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
The Current River at Montauk State Park rose to just below official minor flood stage during the evening of September 23. The river rose three feet in a matter of two hours and caused evacuations at the campgrounds of the park.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Dent County, Missouri?
48 flood events are recorded in Dent County between 2007 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Dent County?
The strongest flood on record in Dent County measured 0.
Where does the 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
“Flood in Dent County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/dent-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.