Flood, Buchanan
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 31, 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, May 1 to 31, 1997
Missouri RiverSt.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 Missouri River , in flood since mid April, remained above flood stage through much of May.Missouri RiverSt. Jospeh, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/1 through 5/31Crest 20.97 ft on 5/3Sibley, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/1 to 5/6 5/7 to 5/12Crest 28.46 ft on 4/11 23.4 ft on 5/9Napolean, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/1 to 5/16 5/27 to 5/31Crest 24.2 ft on 4/12 17.77 ft on 5/31Waverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/1 to 5/17 5/27 to 5/31Crest 26.53 ft from 4/13 20.66 ft on 5/31Miami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/1 to 5/6 5/8 to 5/12Crest N/A N/AGlasgow, MOFlood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/3 to 5/5Crest 25.4 ft on 5/4Boonville, MO Flood Stage 21 ftAbove Flood Stage 5/3 to 5/6 5/10 to 5/11Crest 21.8 ft on 5/4 21.2 ft on 5/10
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 12, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lafayette
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Saline
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 12, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Howard
- When
- May 3, 12:00 AM CST to May 5, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cooper
- When
- May 3, 12:00 AM CST to May 11, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (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 Flooding in Kansas, May 1 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Montana, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, May 1 to 9, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 9, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 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: 5585563, 5585564, 5585565, 5585566, 5585567, 5585568.