Flash Flood, Iron
- When
- April 3, 9:30 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, April 3, 1999
Rainfall of 4 - 6 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the area. It was reported in St.
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 LSX wrote it up.
Rainfall of 4 - 6 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the area. It was reported in St. Francois County that all small creeks rose out of their banks. Numerous county roads were flooded as were streets in Farmington and Park Hills. In Iron County, sections of about a dozen county roads were destroyed by flood streams and the rapid runoff. Several businesses and homes were also flooded in Ironton.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:29 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, St. Francois
- When
- April 3, 9:30 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -90.472 (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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood in Missouri, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, April 3 to 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 3 to 26, 1999
- High Wind in California, April 3, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 3, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, April 1999
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: 5698496, 5698497.