Missouri, 1998

Flooding in Missouri, April 1 to 6, 1998

April 1 to 6, 1998 · NWS EAX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

95 ft on 4/2Missouri RiverSt.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

Minor to moderate river flooding occurred during the first week of April over Northwest and North Central Missouri.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1Crest 20.57 ft from 3/31Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ft Above Flood Stage 4/1Crest Estimated 27.0 ftBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/5Crest 29.98 ft on 4/3South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest 27.2 ftWakenda CreekCarrollton, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1Crest 22.5 ftPlatte RiverAgency, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/2Crest 24.91 ftSharps Station, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/4Crest 28.57 ft on 4/3Platte City, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/4 Crest 22.95 ft on 4/2 Grand RiverChillicothe, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/2Crest 31.3 ft on 4/1Sumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/5Crest 35.97 ft on 4/2Brunswick, MOFlood Stage 19 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest 24.95 ft on 4/2Missouri RiverSt. Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1Crest 20.2 ft Sibley, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1Crest 24.8 ft Napoleon, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/5Crest 19.87 ft on 4/1Waverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ft Above Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest 23.52 ft on 4/1Miami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest NAGlasgow, MOFlood Stage 25 ft Above Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest 28.24 ft on 4/1Boonville, MOFlood Stage 21 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/1 to 4/6Crest 26.76 ft on 4/2

The radar

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Event by event

12 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Cooper

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Saline

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Clinton

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Carroll

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Buchanan

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 2, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Platte

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 4, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Coordinates
39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Livingston

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 2, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to 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
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Coordinates
39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Howard

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 6, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (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.

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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: 5639179, 5639180, 5639181, 5639182, 5639183, 5639184, 5639185, 5639186, 5639187, 5639188, 5639189, 5639190.