Flood, Cape Girardeau
- When
- April 18, 7:00 PM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, April 18 to 30, 1999
Heavy rainfall during the first half of April sent the Mississippi River above flood stage. Rainfall amounts during the first six days of the month ranged from one and one-half to over 4 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
Heavy rainfall during the first half of April sent the Mississippi River above flood stage. Rainfall amounts during the first six days of the month ranged from one and one-half to over 4 inches. At Cape Girardeau, where flood stage is 32 feet, the river crested at 35.6 feet on the 22nd. This resulted in minor flooding of primarily agricultural areas. The Mississippi remained below flood stage at New Madrid.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Perry
- When
- April 18, 7:00 PM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5693229, 5693230.