Flood, Buchanan
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 12, 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, July 1 to 12, 1997
Minor river flooding occurried along the Missouri River near St. Joseph, Napoleon and Waverly in Missouri.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 river flooding occurried along the Missouri River near St. Joseph, Napoleon and Waverly in Missouri. The Missouri River flooding of July 1997 was a carry over from June 1997.Missouri River St Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/1 to 7/12Crest 20.84 ft back on 6/26Napoleon, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/1 to 7/2Crest 17.72 ft back on 6/28Waverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/1 to 7/2Crest 20.67 ft back on 6/27
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Lafayette
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 1 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Drought in Maryland, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 1, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 1, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 1 to 23, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 1, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 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: 5606925, 5606926.