Missouri, 1997Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, May 26, 1997
May 26, 1997 · NWS PAH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- May 26, 4:15 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Williamsville
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms continually redeveloped over Wayne County. The storms produced copious amounts of rainfall, which amounted to as much as 5 inches in 3 hours, according to radar estimates.
Hail, Butler
- When
- May 26, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, 2 mi N of Poplar Bluff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.780, -90.400
Flash Flood, Bollinger
- When
- May 26, 7:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Marble Hill
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts from 2 to 5 inches in northern Bollinger County within several hours time. Dozens of roads across the county were closed by flooding. Parts of Marble Hill and Lutesville were evacuated due to severe flooding of Crooked Creek. Cane Creek and the Castor River also flooded. A local official stated this was the worst flash flooding since 1983 in Bollinger County.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 26, 19971 injured · $772,000 · F3 · 78 events
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 26, 19972 deaths · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 26 to 27, 1997$109,000 · F2 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 1997$40,000 · F0 · 27 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 1997$43,000 · 1.5 in hail · 23 events
- Hail in Kansas, May 26, 1997$90,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 1997$42,000 · F0 · 13 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, May 26, 1997$50,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 26, 1997$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 26, 1997$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 1997$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1997$20,000 · F0 · 5 events
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: 5604722, 5604724, 5604723.