Flood, Buchanan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Missouri, September 1 to 2, 1998
Minor flooding occurred along the Platte river in Agency, MO at the beginning of September.Platte RiverAgency, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 9/1 to 9/2Crest 22.43 ft on 9/1
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 flooding occurred along the Platte river in Agency, MO at the beginning of September.Platte RiverAgency, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 9/1 to 9/2Crest 22.43 ft on 9/1
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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: 5669492.