Missouri is wrestling with a series of severe environmental and public health emergencies. Historic flash flooding in the eastern Ozarks has broken decades-old rainfall records with up to 14 inches of rain, triggering dozens of emergency water rescues. Concurrently, a fast-spreading intestinal parasite, Cyclosporiasis, is impacting food chains across the state, prompting state health officials to issue localized warnings alongside statewide highway patrol safety sweeps.