Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- July 27, 5:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 27, 1998
A band of thunderstorms persisted for several hours from central Missouri to the Bootheel of Missouri. 5 inches per hour.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $40,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A band of thunderstorms persisted for several hours from central Missouri to the Bootheel of Missouri. This resulted in very heavy rainfall totals, with estimates of up to 1.5 inches per hour. Over some areas of eastern Butler County, rainfall estimates were as much as 4 to 5 inches within a 6 hour period. According to a local radio station in Poplar Bluff, 8.5 inches of rain was recorded within a 24 hour period. In eastern Butler County, some shoulders along roads were damaged, and secondary roads were water covered. In Wayne County, a section of T Highway and another secondary road near Wappapello were flooded. At Wappapello Lake, over 4.5 inches of rain fell, causing the lake level to rise fairly quickly. A beach on the lake was closed.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:02 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, New Madrid
- When
- July 27, 5:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Butler
- When
- July 27, 5:00 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County, East Portion
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Utah, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 27, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 27, 1998
- Wildfire in Washington, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 27, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 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: 5661747, 5661748, 5661749.