Flood, Henry
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM CST to March 23, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, March 15 to 23, 1998
Minor to moderate river flooding occurred during the middle of March.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/15 to 3/23Crest 26.4 ft on 3/17Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/18Crest Estimated 23.0 ft on 3/17Grand RiverChillicothe, MOFlood…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 during the middle of March.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/15 to 3/23Crest 26.4 ft on 3/17Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/18Crest Estimated 23.0 ft on 3/17Grand RiverChillicothe, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/20Crest 29.71 ft on 3/18Sumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/18 to 3/23Crest 34.87 ft on 3/19Brunswick, MOFlood Stage 19 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/19 to 3/22Crest 21.45 ft on 3/20Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/20Crest 18.1 ft on 3/18Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ft Above Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/18Crest 25.0 ft on 3/7Blue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/17 to 3/21 Crest 25.61 ft on 3/20
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Livingston
- When
- March 17, 12:00 AM CST to March 20, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cooper
- When
- March 17, 12:00 AM CST to March 20, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Johnson
- When
- March 17, 12:00 AM CST to March 18, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Chariton
- When
- March 18, 12:00 AM CST to March 23, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (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: 5634732, 5634733, 5634735, 5634736, 5634734.