Missouri, 1999

Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, January 21 to 22, 1999

January 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS MEG · 8 events in 2 counties and zones

3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$17,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.

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Event by event

3 tornado, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dunklin

When
January 21, 6:05 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County, 3 mi NW of Cardwell
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$50
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.080, -90.330

A tornado briefly touched down near Cardwell producing little damage.

Hail, Dunklin

When
January 21, 6:55 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County, Kennett
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$750
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
36.230, -90.070

Hail, Dunklin

When
January 21, 7:30 PM CST to 7:35 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County, Senath
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.130, -90.170

Hail, Pemiscot

When
January 21, 7:38 PM CST to 7:45 PM CST
Where
Pemiscot County, Steele
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.100, -89.830

Tornado, Dunklin

When
January 21, 9:15 PM CST to 9:20 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County, 1 mi NW of Kennett
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$50
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.250, -90.080

A tornado briefly touched down near Kennett producing very little damage.

Tornado, Pemiscot

When
January 21, 10:10 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Pemiscot County, Steele
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$50
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.100, -89.830

A tornado briefly touched down near Steele producing little damage.

Flash Flood, Pemiscot

When
January 22, 3:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where
Pemiscot County, Countywide
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.211, -89.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Between five and seven inches of rain fell across the county producing flash flooding. Several buildings including a church were flooded. Many roads were closed because of the flooding.

Flash Flood, Dunklin

When
January 22, 4:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
Where
Dunklin County, Hornersville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.106, -90.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding caused water to go over several roads in Hornersville.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 5685757, 5685756, 5685755, 5685754, 5685758, 5685759, 5685760, 5685761.