Flood, Cooper
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, August 1 to 5, 1998
Minor to moderate river flooding carried over from late July into the early part of August.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest 19.15 ftBlackwater RiverBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1 to 8/5Crest 30.57 ft on 8/2South Grand RiverUrich,…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 carried over from late July into the early part of August.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest 19.15 ftBlackwater RiverBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1 to 8/5Crest 30.57 ft on 8/2South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stgae 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest 24.8 ftMissouri RiverWaverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest 20.94 ftMiami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest Estimated 19.4 ftBoonville, MOFlood Stage 21 ftAbove Flood Stage 8/1Crest 21.31 ft
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Clinton
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Saline
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 5, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lafayette
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (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
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 1, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 1, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 1998
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: 5660600, 5660601, 5660602, 5660603.