Flood, Henry
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 1997
The Grand, South Grand and Blackwater rivers were still in flood at the beginning of March from heavy rain the last week of February.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/1 to 3/2Crest 26.1 ft on 2/27Blackwater RiverBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/1 to…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
The Grand, South Grand and Blackwater rivers were still in flood at the beginning of March from heavy rain the last week of February.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/1 to 3/2Crest 26.1 ft on 2/27Blackwater RiverBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/1 to 3/2Crest 33.35 ft on 2/24 Grand RiverSumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ft Above Flood Stage 3/1 to 3/2Crest 30.28 ft on 2/28
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Saline
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Chariton
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (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
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, March 1 to 11, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 1997
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, March 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: 5587508, 5587509, 5587510.