Missouri, 1998

Flooding in Missouri, March 28 to 31, 1998

March 28 to 31, 1998 · NWS EAX · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

79 ftMissouri RiverSt.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 occured at the end of March as a result of heavy rains during thunderstorms.South Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/28 to3/31Crest 27.2 ft on 3/31Big CreekBlairstown, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 23.75 Wakenda CreekCarrollton, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 22.5 ft on 4/1Platte RiverAgency, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/30 to 3/31Crest 24.91 ft on 3/31Grand RiverGallatin, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 27.5 ftChillicothe, MOFlood Stage 24ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 31.3 ftSumner, MOFlood Stage 26 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 35.97 ft Brunswick, MOFlood Stage 19 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 24.95 ftTarkio RiverFairfax, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/30 to 3/31Crest 23.1 ft on 3/30102 RiverMaryville, MOFlood Stage 14 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/30 to 3/31Crest 14.8 ft on 3/30Petite Saline CreekBoonville, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 20.57 ft Blackwater RiverValley City, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest Estimated 27.0 ftBlue Lick, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 29.98 ftLamine RiverOtterville, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 18.56 ftMoniteu CreekFayette, MOFlood Stage 16 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 20.5 ftChariton RiverPraire Hill, MOFlood Stage 15 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 16.79 ftMissouri RiverSt. Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/30 to 3/31Crest 20.2 ft on 3/31Atchison, MO Flood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/30 to 3/31Crest 22.6 ft on 3/31Sibley, MOFlood Stage 22 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 24.8 ftNapoleon, MOFlood Stage 17.0 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 19.87 ftWaverly, MO Flood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 23.52 ftMiami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest NAGlasgow, MOFlood Stage 25 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 28.2 ftBoonville, MOFlood Stage 21 ftAbove Flood Stage 3/31Crest 26.76 ft

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

14 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Henry

When
March 28, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Buchanan

When
March 30, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Atchison

When
March 30, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Coordinates
40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Nodaway

When
March 30, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Nodaway forecast zone
Coordinates
40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Carroll

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Daviess

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates
39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Livingston

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When
March 31, 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)

Flood, Johnson

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 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
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 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
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 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
March 31, 12:00 AM CST to 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: 5634738, 5634740, 5634744, 5634745, 5634739, 5634741, 5634742, 5634743, 5634746, 5634747, 5634748, 5634749, 5634750, 5634751.