Missouri, 1999

Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 26 to 27, 1999

April 26 to 27, 1999 · NWS SGF · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Thunderstorms produced flooding of low lying areas, creeks, and low water crossings.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 SGF wrote it up.

Thunderstorms produced flooding of low lying areas, creeks, and low water crossings.

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:07 UTC.

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Event by event

7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Jasper

When
April 26, 2:05 PM CST to April 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Jasper County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Barton

When
April 26, 2:20 PM CST to April 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Barton County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Vernon

When
April 26, 3:00 PM CST to April 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Vernon County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Newton

When
April 26, 3:54 PM CST to April 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Newton County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Webster

When
April 26, 7:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wright

When
April 26, 7:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Wright County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.270, -92.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Ozark

When
April 26, 7:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Ozark County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.649, -92.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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: 5696131, 5696130, 5696129, 5696132, 5696133, 5696134, 5696135.