Flood, Howard
- When
- July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, July 4 to 11, 1998
38 ft on 7/6Missouri RiverSt.
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 occurred across Northern Missouri July 4-10.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/6Crest 18.27 ftMoniteau CreekFayette, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/4 to 7/5Crest 17.35 ft on 7/4Chariton RiverPrairire Hill, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/4 to 7/5Crest 19.27 ft on 7/4Grand riverSumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/5 to 7/6Crest 28.38 ft on 7/6Missouri RiverSt. Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 7/5 to 7/11Crest 19.5 ft on 7/11
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Chariton
- When
- July 4, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Buchanan
- When
- July 5, 12:00 AM CST to July 11, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cooper
- When
- July 6, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (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
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in North Dakota, July 4 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998
- Tornado in Indiana, July 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Kansas, July 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 4, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 4, 1998
- Tornado in Texas, July 4, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 4, 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: 5656092, 5656093, 5656094, 5656091.