Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- June 27, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 27, 1997
2 to 3 inches of rain in just a little over an hour caused caused scattered flash flooding across southern Jefferson and primarily the north half of St. Francois counties.
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 LSX wrote it up.
2 to 3 inches of rain in just a little over an hour caused caused scattered flash flooding across southern Jefferson and primarily the north half of St. Francois counties. Highway E in Jefferson County became impassable. Street flooding was reported in Park Hills and Desloge in St. Francois County.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, St. Francois
- When
- June 27, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -90.472 (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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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27 to 28, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 27, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 27, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, June 27 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 27, 1997
- Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 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: 5598081, 5598082.