Drought, Bollinger
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Missouri, September 1 to 30, 1998
Little if any rainfall fell across parts of southeast Missouri from mid August through mid September. The mild drought came to an end when thunderstorms occurred on September 21, bringing over an inch of rain to Cape Girardeau.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 PAH wrote it up.
Little if any rainfall fell across parts of southeast Missouri from mid August through mid September. The mild drought came to an end when thunderstorms occurred on September 21, bringing over an inch of rain to Cape Girardeau. The dry weather had an adverse effect on the soybean crop and some late-planted corn. The lack of rainfall late in the summer was mitigated by one of the wettest springs on record.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Butler
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cape Girardeau
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mississippi
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, New Madrid
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Perry
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Scott
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stoddard
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wayne
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Iowa, September 1, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 1 to 3, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 1, 1998
- Drought in Alabama, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Tennessee, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Utah, September 1, 1998
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 1 to 2, 1998
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 1998
- Drought in Illinois, September 1 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, September 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: 5668155, 5668156, 5668157, 5668158, 5668159, 5668160, 5668161, 5668162, 5668163.