Stranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain
A series of thunderstorms dumped between 6 and 12 inches of rain across southeast Missouri overnight into Friday morning in what Governor Mike Kehoe is describing as a 1-in-1000-year rainfall event.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated disasters & weather brief. The source report from NY Post says: A series of thunderstorms dumped between 6 and 12 inches of rain across southeast Missouri overnight into Friday morning in what Governor Mike Kehoe is describing as a 1-in-1000-year rainfall event.
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- Primary source: NY Post
- Published: Jul 11, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC
- Coverage area: Disasters & Weather
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