Flood, Clinton
- When
- April 27, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, April 27 to 30, 1998
Minor to moderate river flooding occured at the end of April over North Central Missouri.Pettite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/29Crest 18.55 ft on 4/29Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/29Crest Estimated 22.0 ft on…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 occured at the end of April over North Central Missouri.Pettite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/29Crest 18.55 ft on 4/29Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/29Crest Estimated 22.0 ft on 4/29Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/30Crest 25.72 ft on 4/30South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/27 to 4/30Crest 25.9 ft on 4/28Wakenda CreekCarrollton, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/29Crest 21.8 ftGrand RiverChillicothe, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/30Crest 28.13 ft on 4/29Sumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/28 to 4/30Crest 33.69 ft on 4/30Brunswick, MOFlood Stage 19 ftAbove Flood Stage 4/30Crest NA
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Cooper
- When
- April 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 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 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 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 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Carroll
- When
- April 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Livingston
- When
- April 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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 28, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, April 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 27, 1998
- Cold in Michigan, April 27 to 28, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Mississippi, April 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 27, 1998
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 27, 1998
- Hail in Texas, April 27, 1998
More
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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: 5639204, 5639201, 5639202, 5639203, 5639205, 5639206, 5639207.