1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Paducah radar (KPAH), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:03 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain. The automated observing system at Poplar Bluff measured an inch of rain in only 30 minutes. Agricultural and bottomland flooding was reported, but no highway flooding was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 1998
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: 5644634.