Flood, Henry
- When
- January 5, 12:00 AM CST to January 9, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, January 5 to 10, 1998
Minor stream flooding occurred over Missouri rivers and streams early in January.South Grand River Urich, MO Flood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 1/5 to 1/9Crest 25.8 ft on 1/7Grand RiverSumner, MOFlood Stage 26ftAbove Flood Stage 1/6 to 1/7Crest 26.8 ft on 1/7Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 stream flooding occurred over Missouri rivers and streams early in January.South Grand River Urich, MO Flood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 1/5 to 1/9Crest 25.8 ft on 1/7Grand RiverSumner, MOFlood Stage 26ftAbove Flood Stage 1/6 to 1/7Crest 26.8 ft on 1/7Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 1/6 to 1/7Crest 25.5 ft on 1/7Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 1/8 to 1/10Crest 25.46 ft on 1/9Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 1/8 to 1/9Crest Estimated 20.0 ft on 1/9
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Chariton
- When
- January 6, 12:00 AM CST to January 7, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Johnson
- When
- January 6, 12:00 AM CST to January 7, 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
- January 8, 12:00 AM CST to January 10, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henry
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM CST to January 9, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (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
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, January 5 to 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Cold in Washington, January 5 to 23, 1998
- Tornadoes in Texas, January 5 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Louisiana, January 5, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 5, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, January 5 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, January 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Texas, January 5 to 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, January 5, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, January 5, 1998
- Hail in Texas, January 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 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: 5628759, 5628760, 5628761, 5628762, 5628763.