Missouri, 1997

Flooding in Missouri, April 11 to 20, 1997

April 11 to 20, 1997 · NWS EAX · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

5 inches of rain fell over Northwest Missouri on the 10th and 11th resulting many small streams to rise above flood stage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.

Up to 3.5 inches of rain fell over Northwest Missouri on the 10th and 11th resulting many small streams to rise above flood stage. The flooding started on the 11th and persisted to the 15th to 20th in many locations.B;ue River Kansas City, MOFlood Stage 33 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11Crest 33.0 ftSouth Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/14Crest 26.98 ft on 4/12Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/14Crest 24.0 ft on 4/12Platte River Agency, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/16Crest 21.15 on 4/15Sharps Station, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/17Crest 30.75 ft on 4/13Platte City, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/17Crest 25.95 ft on 4/14Little Platte RiverSmithville, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11Crest 25.98 ftCrooked RiverRichmond, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/12Crest 25.3 ft on 4/12Wakenda CreekCarrollton, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/13Crest 23.8 ft on 4/12Grand RiverPattonsburg, MOFlood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/15Crest Estimated 25.0 ftChillicothe, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/13Crest 28.91 ft on 4/12Sumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/19Crest 35.22 ft on 4/16Brunswick, MOFlood Stage 19 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/13Crest 27.53 ft on 4/13Blackwater RiverValley City, MO Flood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/13Crest Estimated 28.6 ft on 4/11Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/16Crest 31.07 ft on 4/14Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11Crest Estimated 16.0 ftChariton RiverPraire Hill, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/12Crest 18.29 ft on 4/11Moniteau CreekFayette, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/12Crest 19.4 ft on 4/11Fishing RiverMosby, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/11 to 4/12Crest 25.0 ft on 4/11

The radar

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Event by event

13 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Buchanan

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Daviess

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 20, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates
39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Livingston

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 20, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Platte

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 17, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Coordinates
39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ray

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Ray forecast zone
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Carroll

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 13, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 20, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Saline

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Howard

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Henry

When
April 11, 12:00 AM CST to April 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5587711, 5587712, 5587713, 5587714, 5587715, 5587716, 5587717, 5587718, 5587719, 5587720, 5587721, 5587722, 5587723.