Missouri, 1998

Flooding in Missouri, June 20 to 26, 1998

June 20 to 26, 1998 · NWS EAX · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Heavy rains from thunderstorms resulted in minor river flooding in Northwest and West Central Missouri June 20th through the 24th.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/21 to 6/22Crest 17.85 ft on 6/21Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Heavy rains from thunderstorms resulted in minor river flooding in Northwest and West Central Missouri June 20th through the 24th.Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/21 to 6/22Crest 17.85 ft on 6/21Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/24Crest 25.9 ft on 6/22Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/26Crest 28.19 ft on 6/25Lamine RiverOtterville, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/23Crest 18.51 ft on 6/23Moniteau CreekFayette, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/23Crest 18.65 ft on 6/22South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/24Crest 24.9 ft on 6/22Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/22 to 6/23Crest 22.3 ft on 6/22Wakenda CreekCarrollton, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/20 to 6/24Crest 22 ft on 6/24Little Platte RiverSmithville, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/23Crest 24.82 ftFishing RiverMosby, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/2Crest 22.5 ftCrooked RiverRichmond, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/23 to 6/24Crest 21.7 ft on 6/24Grand RiverSumner, MO Flood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/20-6/21 Crest 26.86 ft on 6/21

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Event by event

10 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Cooper

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 23, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Carroll

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 24, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 21, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
June 22, 12:00 AM CST to June 24, 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
June 22, 12:00 AM CST to June 26, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Howard

When
June 22, 12:00 AM CST to June 23, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Henry

When
June 22, 12:00 AM CST to June 24, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Platte

When
June 23, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Coordinates
39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Clay

When
June 23, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Coordinates
39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ray

When
June 23, 12:00 AM CST to June 24, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ray forecast zone
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (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: 5650525, 5650530, 5650534, 5650526, 5650527, 5650528, 5650529, 5650531, 5650532, 5650533.