Flood, Buchanan
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, December 1 to 28, 1997
Minor flooding occurred along the Missouri River at St Joseph, MO and the South Grand River near Urich, MO in December 1997.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Minor flooding occurred along the Missouri River at St Joseph, MO and the South Grand River near Urich, MO in December 1997. The first round of flooding occurred early in the month on the 1st through 3rd, then a second round occurred on the 21st through 24th after several days of rain and snow.Missouri RiverSt Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ft Above Flood Stage 12/1 to 12/3Crest 17.86 ft from 11/30South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 12/1 to 12/3 Crest 26.5 ft from 11/30 Above Flood Stage 12/21 to 12/28Crest 26.2 on 12/24
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Henry
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henry
- When
- December 21, 12:00 AM CST to December 28, 11:59 PM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Drought in Puerto Rico, December 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Arizona, December 1 to 21, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, December 1997
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: 5586408, 5586409, 5586410.