Missouri, 1997

Flood and Hail in Missouri, June 28, 1997

June 28, 1997 · NWS EAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

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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.

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pettis

When
June 28, 5:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Pettis County, Green Ridge
Coordinates
38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain from slow moving thunderstorms resulted in a foot of water building over Highway 127 and Route B.

Hail, Atchison

When
June 28, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Atchison County, Tarkio
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.430, -95.380

Half dollar-size hail was reported by the sheriff's office in Tarkio. The same severe thunderstorm that produced the large hail in Tarkio dropped over 3 inches of rain in various other sections of the county. A University of Missouri agricultural weather station measured 3.33 inches of rain in one hour at Nishnabotna.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5585782, 5585781.