Flood, Henry
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, February 26 to 28, 1997
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches resulted in a reoccurence of minor flooding over West Central Missouri.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/28Crest 26.1 ft on 2/27Big Creek Blairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/28Crest 22.2 ft on…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches resulted in a reoccurence of minor flooding over West Central Missouri.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/28Crest 26.1 ft on 2/27Big Creek Blairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/28Crest 22.2 ft on 2/26Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/27Crest 26.3 ft on 2/27Grand RiverSumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/27 to 2/28Crest 30.28 ft on 2/28Coniteau CreekFayette, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26Crest Estimated 17.5 ftLamine RiverOtterville, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 2/26 to 2/27Crest 16.71 on 2/27
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Johnson
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Chariton
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Howard
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cooper
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM CST to February 27, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (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 Utah, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, February 26, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 26, 1997
- Heat in Maryland, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 26 to 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, February 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: 5587466, 5587467, 5587468, 5587469, 5587470.