Flash Flood, Cole
- When
- July 29, 5:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cole County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 29, 1998
Heavy rain returned to Central Missouri again causing flooding across the area. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Elston, Cole County.
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
- None recorded
- 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 LSX wrote it up.
Heavy rain returned to Central Missouri again causing flooding across the area. One of the hardest hit areas was the town of Elston, Cole County. Gray's Creek surged out of its banks sending a wall of water several feet deep through the town. Some vehicles were flooded, and a few outbuildings swept away. A few homes had water inside just under 1 foot deep. Otherwise, county roads suffered additional damage that was started during the heavy rain event on Sunday 7/26.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Moniteau
- When
- July 29, 5:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Moniteau County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Osage
- When
- July 29, 5:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.460, -91.862 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Utah, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 29, 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: 5663390, 5663391, 5663392.