Heavy Rain, St. Francois
- When
- February 26, 12:00 PM CST to February 27, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Coundywide
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 26 to 27, 1997
A steady rain from about noon through midnight dropped from 2 to 4 inches of rain across St. Francois County.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 LSX wrote it up.
A steady rain from about noon through midnight dropped from 2 to 4 inches of rain across St. Francois County. While no widespread flooding was reported, there was flooding in some of the usual low-lying areas, such as low water crossings. One such location was a low-lying bridge on a county road over Wolf Creek. Three people in a car tried to drive through the flooded road about 1230 am on the 27th. The car stalled and was swept away. Two passengers in the car managed to escape, but the driver did not.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rain, St. Francois | 1997-02-27 | 23 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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
- 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
- Flooding in Missouri, February 26 to 28, 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: 5588349.