Missouri, 1998

Flooding in Missouri, July 27 to 31, 1998

July 27 to 31, 1998 · NWS EAX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A second episode of heavy rain in less than a week resulted in moderate river flooding at month's end.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 19.15 ft on 7/31Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/29 to 7/31Crest 27.0 ft on…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

A second episode of heavy rain in less than a week resulted in moderate river flooding at month's end.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 19.15 ft on 7/31Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/29 to 7/31Crest 27.0 ft on 7/30Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/27 to 7/31Crest 30.57 ft on 7/31Lamine RiverOtterville, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 20.71 ft on 7/31South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/31Crest 24.8 ftBig CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 23.65 on 7/31Missouri RiverSibley, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/31Crest 22.4 ftNapoleon, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 17.77 ftWaverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest 20.94 ftMiami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30 to 7/31Crest Estimated 19.4 ft on 7/31Blue RiverBannister Rd, Kansas City, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30Crest 29.01 ftBlue Parkway, Kansas City, MOFlood Stage 33 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/30Crest 36.4 ft on 7/30Little Blue RiverLake City, MOFlood Stage 18 ft Above Flood Stage 7/30Crest Estimated 20.0 ft

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Saline

When
July 27, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
July 29, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When
July 30, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Henry

When
July 30, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
July 30, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 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
July 30, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
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.

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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: 5656096, 5656097, 5656095, 5656098, 5656099, 5656100.