Between two and five inches of rain have fallen in areas along and south of I-44 from Thursday night into Friday morning, creating flash flooding leading to road closures.
Click here for road closures due to flooding with the MoDOT Traveler Information Map
The National Weather Service says a number of low water crossings have flooded.
Rainfall reports range from between 1.75 and two inches in the Springfield area, to between 4.4 and 4.8 inches in northern Christian County.
We’ve had around 1.5 inches of rain at the Springfield Branson National Airport.
Some of the roads that closed overnight Friday morning include:
Highway 37 northwest of Cassville
Highway W east of Wheaton
Highway FF northeast of Fordland
Highway Z southeast of Fordland
Highway BB northwest of Sleeper (Laclede County)
Highway B southwest of Northview
Highway K in northern Aurora
Damage was also reported from severe thunderstorms that moved through areas south of Springfield Thursday night, including a large tree blown down on Saddlebrook Drive and another one on Highway A near Chestnutridge.