Missouri, 1997

Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 22, 1997

June 22, 1997 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Rainfall of 3 to 4 inches washed out some county roads and caused small streams to rise over their banks. Bear Creek south of Big Spring in Montgomery rose over its banks flooding county roads.

Where it happened

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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 LSX wrote it up.

Rainfall of 3 to 4 inches washed out some county roads and caused small streams to rise over their banks. Bear Creek south of Big Spring in Montgomery rose over its banks flooding county roads.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Callaway

When
June 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Callaway County, Countywide
Coordinates
38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Montgomery

When
June 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Countywide
Coordinates
38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5598064, 5598065.