Flood, Ripley
- When
- February 9, 1:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Missouri, February 9, 1999
Heavy rain over the hilly terrain of central Missouri caused the Current River to rise above flood stage. M.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $3,000
- 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 PAH wrote it up.
Heavy rain over the hilly terrain of central Missouri caused the Current River to rise above flood stage. At Doniphan, where flood stage is 13 feet, the crest of 15.1 feet occurred at 6 A.M. This resulted in flooding of low-lying agricultural areas and roadways.
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
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, February 9 to 10, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 9, 1999
- Dust Storm in California, February 9, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, February 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: 5682866.